# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion (August 18, 2014)

• Researchers identified a critical DRAM vulnerability where repeatedly accessing memory addresses can corrupt data in nearby rows, bypassing cache mechanisms and creating potential security exploits, as detailed in a paper from Carnegie Mellon University researchers.

• Several microfluidics simulation tools were discussed, with OpenFOAM, COMSOL, and ANSYS identified as the most commonly used software in microfluidics research papers for fluid dynamics simulations.

• BGI's Cognitive Genomics Lab has collected DNA from over 2000 intellectually gifted individuals for whole genome sequencing, while Project Einstein (funded by Jonathan Rothberg) is collecting DNA from 400 leading mathematicians and physicists to identify genetic bases for mathematical ability.

• A paper on strand algebras for DNA computing was shared, exploring programming languages for DNA circuits based on toehold-mediated DNA strand displacement, representing advances in DNA-based computational systems.

• The channel discussed a paper on "Material Degradomics" focusing on the chemical analysis of old books, introducing degradomics as an emerging field studying material breakdown processes.

• Participants noted the irony in myostatin research priorities, where detection methods are being developed before effective inhibition methods have been proven in humans, potentially to prevent enhancement applications.

• A comprehensive educational resource on surfactants was shared, covering different types, applications, and properties from "butter to bubble bath," useful for biohackers working with various chemical formulations.