# Summary of IRC Log from January 24, 2017

* OnionCat and MPTCP were discussed as tools for transferring data via Tor at high speeds (~50 Mbps to a single target, ~200 Mbps with multiple targets), with a link shared to http://multipath-tcp.org/pmwiki.php?n=Main.50Gbps.

* A Reddit thread on open problems in artificial life was shared (https://www.reddit.com/r/alife/comments/5prvg9/open_problems_in_artificial_life/), potentially relevant to transhumanist research.

* Magnetic visualization technology was discussed, with links to documentation about a system using garnet crystals for visualizing magnetic fields (http://www.gmw.com/magnetic_measurements/Matesy/pdf/Matesy-MAN-MagView-OCT2013.pdf).

* Two gene therapy developments were shared: a clinical trial for X-linked chronic granulomatous disease using lentiviral vectors, and a CRISPR-Cas9 gene repair approach for hematopoietic stem cells for the same condition.

* A paper on 3D bioprinting of functional human skin was shared, highlighting advances in tissue engineering (http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1758-5090/9/1/015006/meta).

* A draft document on self-replicating systems was discussed, including concepts like aerosol bioreactors and mechanical self-replication with "vitamins" (non-self-replicated components).