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Diane DiEuliis1, Patrick Terrell1, Peter Emanuel1
1Diane DiEuliis, PhD, is Senior Research Fellow, and Patrick Terrell is Deputy Director, both at the National Defense University, US Department of Defense Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC. Peter Emanuel, PhD, is Senior Research Scientist for Bioengineering Combat Capabilities Development, Command Chemical Biological Center, US Department of Defense, US Army, Edgewood, MD.
Abstract:
The global biotechnology revolution offers a profusion of promising innovations for the US Department of Defense (DoD). As with other emerging technologies, the commercial market, rather than defense, is driving the evolution of biotechnology products, and the ability to harness biotechnology for defense benefits has been hampered by strategic confusion in DoD. Here we describe a set of high-level challenges and a set of potential solutions that could bring innovative biotechnology closer to reality for the warfighter and DoD writ large.
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