03779nam 2200805Ia 450 991097491390332120251017110132.09780309170734030917073797803095030200309503027(CKB)111069351123172(EBL)3375922(SSID)ssj0000560624(PQKBManifestationID)12230319(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000560624(PQKBWorkID)10571583(PQKB)10480165(SSID)ssj0000282504(PQKBManifestationID)11214725(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000282504(PQKBWorkID)10317140(PQKB)11403925(MiAaPQ)EBC3375922(Au-PeEL)EBL3375922(CaPaEBR)ebr10051604(OCoLC)817960161(Perlego)4734944(DNLM)1122595(BIP)53856963(BIP)12806692(EXLCZ)9911106935112317220010420d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOpportunities 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 Council1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academy Pressc20011 online resource (117 p.)The compass series"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.9780309086783 0309086787 9780309075558 0309075556 Includes bibliographical references.""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""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.Compass series (Washington, D.C.)BiotechnologyUnited StatesBiotechnologyResearchUnited StatesBiotechnologyMilitary researchUnited StatesBiotechnologyBiotechnologyResearchBiotechnology.Military research355/.07/0973National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on Opportunities in Biotechnology for Future Army Applications.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910974913903321Opportunities in biotechnology for future Army applications4358372UNINA