# Key Points from IRC Log (September 20, 2015)

* Discussion of a Dartmouth project using nano-antennas attached to ligands that match cancer cell surface receptors, where x-rays or other wavelengths cause overheating and cell death, with a user noting this approach could potentially be applied to infectious disease microbes.

* Conversation about DNA synthesis technology from Molecular Assemblies, built around "EcoDNA" which successfully created A, C, G, and T monomers that act as TdT substrates, with the company aiming to be revenue positive by mid-to-late 2017.

* Debate about the reality of the "$1000 genome" with users noting that most are still paying $2000-3000 for 30x whole genome sequencing, though owning an Illumina sequencer could bring costs down to $1200-1400, with Oxford Nanopore's minION offering potentially cheaper sequencing at the expense of accuracy.

* Discussion of vector control for motors, with references to technical concepts like the alpha beta gamma transform and flux oriented control, including a Wikipedia link that was criticized as reading like "a parody of technobabble."

* Sharing of a procedural ASCII/ANSI face generation system for video games, with a link to a project demonstrating the technology (ultimaratioregum.co.uk).

* Brief discussion about Bitcoin development, with criticism of Mike Hearn's threat model that "argues we should assume governments are not a threat" to the cryptocurrency.