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Bio-Inspired Innovation and National Security (Paperback)
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Ever since man took to the battlefield, biology has played a
significant role-both unintentionally and intentionally-in
conflict. Prior to the discovery of the germ theory of disease,
most combat deaths were the result of infections. And even before
that understanding, biology was used in an offensive role. An early
example was the Tatars' hurling of plague victims' bodies over the
wall of the Crimean city of Kaffa in 1346, which probably helped
spread the Black Death. Despite various treaties and protocols,
offensive biological weapons use has continued to this day, with
the anthrax attacks of 2001 being the most recent incident. Such
activity has led to a strong defensive program, with medical
science developing numerous countermeasures that have benefited
both civilian and military populations. But that is the "old"
biological warfare. Covert programs for the development of novel
weapons will advance; likewise, the development of countermeasures
will also continue. The present volume, however, does not address
these issues. Rather, it reviews and analyzes current research and
likely future developments in the life sciences and how they will
significantly influence the biological material available to
warfighters-not as weapons systems, but as augmentation to
currently available equipment. This is the "new" face of biological
warfare. The editors of this volume have assembled experts in
research, warfighting, and defense policy to describe biological
applications from the smallest to the largest scale. In addition,
they show how thinking in biological terms can improve our
procurement cycle and enhance our development time and costs.
Finally, no description of biotechnology would be complete without
a consideration of ethical and legal issues related to such
research and development. This edited book is an important
contribution to the literature and nicely captures a number of
ongoing military basic science research projects with long-term
implications for the Department of Defense. It does not purport to
be an exhaustive accounting, but it is an excellent introduction
for policymakers to garner an understanding of where biology is
going to fit into 21st-century readiness and preparedness for our
fighting force.
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