# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (September 28, 2013)

• A Nature journal article was shared (doi:10.1038/nature12512) with a link to access it through LibGen, indicating the channel's focus on sharing scientific literature.

• A perception research paper was discussed (doi:10.1068/p5539), related to cognitive science and potentially relevant to transhumanist interests in understanding and enhancing human perception.

• A paper on ethnopharmacology was shared (doi:10.1016/j.jep.2004.02.012), suggesting interest in traditional medicinal compounds and their potential applications.

• Users discussed the need for open-source plasmid/sequence viewers and editors, specifically web-based ones, with GENtle2 (https://github.com/Synbiota/GENtle2) being recommended as a linear sequence editor.

• The conversation touched on Synbiota, a platform for synthetic biology that apparently spawned GENtle2, indicating the channel's interest in open tools for biological engineering.

• There was brief discussion about the security implications of hardware purchased from international marketplaces, showing the group's awareness of privacy and security concerns in technology.