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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456164903321

Titolo

Opportunities in biotechnology for future Army applications [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Opportunities in Biotechnology for Future Army Applications, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2001

ISBN

0-309-50302-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (117 p.)

Collana

The compass series

Disciplina

355/.07/0973

Soggetti

Biotechnology - United States

Biotechnology - Research - United States

Biotechnology

Military research - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"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.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""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""