# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (July 18, 2014)

* A Kickstarter project for an "Integrated Space Plan" was shared, which appears to focus on envisioning humanity's future in space exploration.

* An article from New Scientist was shared about using bubble wrap for cheap blood and bacteria tests, demonstrating interest in low-cost DIY approaches to medical diagnostics.

* Discussion occurred about microfluidics manufacturing costs, with one company charging $1500-5000 USD for batches of 10-30 prototype parts, which was considered expensive but better than the $7k per prototype quoted by another company.

* Participants discussed DNA sequence alignment algorithms including BLAST, Smith-Waterman, and Needleman-Wunsch, with suggestions for Python implementations and Li Heng's code libraries.

* A conversation about genomic sequencing for cancer research mentioned that 10x coverage per lane costs approximately $1000, in the context of a potential familial cancer study.

* Terminal multiplexers were discussed, with recommendations for making tmux more usable with vi key bindings, and comments about the complexity of the Linux kernel TTY driver compared to other operating systems.