# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (September 8, 2016)

• Andrew Hessel, a futurist and genetic engineer, conducted an AMA on Reddit's r/Futurology, discussing the future of genetic engineering and synthetic biology.

• Kanzure shared several research papers on advanced imaging techniques for neuroscience, including virus-mediated positron emission tomography imaging, fluorescent protein-based synaptic detectors, and non-viral RNA transfection methods for labeling axonal trees.

• An extensive discussion occurred about the fundamental differences between computer programming and genetic engineering, highlighting that biological systems lack the deliberate abstraction layers of computers and operate with non-deterministic, parallel execution in distributed systems.

• Kanzure suggested that future genetic engineering might focus on replacing complex parallel biological systems with more linear-interactable systems, potentially using barcodes to gate regulatory networks or even implanting semiconductor microchips into larger cells.

• Users discussed workflows for converting SVG files to G-code for CNC machines or 3D printers, with suggestions including SVG → DXF → G-code conversion paths and using dxf2gcode by Christian Kohloffel.

• A Blade Runner-inspired music album called "bl2derunner" was identified and located on SoundCloud after a user had been searching for it for several years.