# Key Points from IRC Log

• An acoustic prism was invented at EPFL, as shared by user chris_99 with a link to actu.epfl.ch, potentially representing a significant advancement in acoustic technology.

• Kanzure shared research on "Rapid gut resistome mapping using nanopore sequencing" which explores extracting antibiotic resistance genes from human gut biomes that may have been acquired from pathogens.

• A breakthrough in genome editing was discussed: "Genome editing with targeted deaminases" which enables site-specific cytidine to thymidine genomic edits without requiring DNA cleavage, functioning in both E. coli and human cells.

• A paralysis treatment breakthrough was mentioned, with a link to an article titled "Paralysed patient walks again in astonishing medical breakthrough."

• Several new preprint servers were announced for different scientific disciplines, including ChemRxiv for chemistry and EngrXiv for engineering, expanding the open science ecosystem beyond the traditional arXiv model.

• A user shared a video test of the "visual mic" technique, which attempts to recover audio by analyzing high-speed video of objects vibrating in response to sound waves.

• A cryptocurrency called "DDoSCoin" was mentioned that uses malicious proof of work, described as potentially "a deeper horror than assassination markets."