A new biotechnology department has been created at DARPA
In early April, the United States Agency for Advanced Defense Research and Development ( DARPA ) announced the creation of a new biotechnology office ( Biological Technologies Office , BTO ).
As stated, the BTO will oversee the following areas :
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The department will combine already existing research programs and open up new ones, covering a wide range of problems: from the level of individual cells to whole ecosystems.
It is assumed that one of the applications of these developments will be assistance in the rehabilitation of war veterans in Iraq and Afghanistan who have returned home without limbs or with neurological problems. In addition, a complex of studies will serve to create devices that simulate the work of the brain, which can be used in various fields.
It should be noted that on the DARPA account, the development of such technologies as “stealth” , a prototype of the Internet, a method for detecting secret nuclear tests, and other developments that have played an important role in the modern world.
As stated, the BTO will oversee the following areas :
- Prosthetics and neurocomputer interfaces
- Synthetic biology and the development of new drugs
- Studying the dynamics of ecosystems and their effects on human health
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The department will combine already existing research programs and open up new ones, covering a wide range of problems: from the level of individual cells to whole ecosystems.
It is assumed that one of the applications of these developments will be assistance in the rehabilitation of war veterans in Iraq and Afghanistan who have returned home without limbs or with neurological problems. In addition, a complex of studies will serve to create devices that simulate the work of the brain, which can be used in various fields.
It should be noted that on the DARPA account, the development of such technologies as “stealth” , a prototype of the Internet, a method for detecting secret nuclear tests, and other developments that have played an important role in the modern world.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/220355/
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