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Opportunities in biotechnology for future Army applications / Committee on Opportunities in Biotechnology for Future Army Applications, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Board on Army Science and Technology Staff, Corporate Author.
- Series:
- Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
- The compass series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army.
- United States.
- Biotechnology--United States.
- Biotechnology.
- Biotechnology--Research--United States.
- Military research--United States.
- Military research.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (117 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This report surveys opportunities for future Army applications in biotechnology, including sensors, electronics and computers, materials, logistics, and medical therapeutics, by matching commercial trends and developments with enduring Army requirements. Several biotechnology areas are identified as important for the Army to exploit, either by direct funding of research or by indirect influence of commercial sources, to achieve significant gains in combat effectiveness before 2025.
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Figures, Tables, and Boxes""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Biotechnology and the Army""; ""3 Sensing the Battlefield Environment""; ""4 Electronics and Computing""; ""5 In Search of New Materials""; ""6 Reducing Logistics Requirements""; ""7 Soldier Health and Performance""; ""8 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix B Meetings and Activities""; ""Appendix C Chemical Sensing Using MEMS Devices""
- ""Appendix D Vaccination""
- Notes:
- "This study was supported by Contract No. DAAD 19-99-L-0052 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Department of Defense"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9780309170734
- 0309170737
- 9780309503020
- 0309503027
- OCLC:
- 817960161
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