# Key Points from IRC Log

• A link to "unusual and physical methods for finding prime numbers" was shared, which appears to be a mathematical resource related to prime number discovery techniques.

• Kanzure shared a GitHub repository (rpcblockchainexplorer) seeking contributors to help with development, particularly with implementing API endpoints and CSS styling.

• Eleitl recommended studying ice worms and tenebrio molitor (mealworms) in relation to cryoprotectants, suggesting research into natural freeze tolerance mechanisms.

• A discussion about mixed reality (MR) occurred, defined as "the merging of real and virtual worlds to produce new environments where physical and digital objects co-exist and interact in real time," encompassing both augmented reality and virtual reality.

• Nanostring's RNA:Protein assay was mentioned, highlighting technology that can measure 800 RNA:Protein targets in as few as 10,000 cells, analyzing both protein and RNA in a single reaction.

• A transcript of a presentation about Bitcoin sidechains was shared, with attendees reporting that the new testnet alpha sidechain functions as a collection point for various Blockstream projects.

• Counter Culture Labs (a biohacker space in Oakland) conducted a Reddit AMA about their open source biology initiatives.