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- Title: Bio-Inspired Innovation and National Security
- Author : Robert E. Armstrong, Mark D. Drapeau, Cheryl A. Loeb & James J. Valdes
- Release Date : January 30, 2010
- Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,
- Pages : * pages
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This volume is about applications of the biological sciences, here called "biologically inspired innovations," to the military. Rather than treating biology as a series of threats to be dealt with, such innovations generally approach the biological sciences as a set of opportunities for the military to gain strategic advantage over adversaries. These opportunities range from looking at everything from genes to brains, from enhancing human performance to creating renewable energy, from sensing the environment around us to harnessing its power. Table of Contents List of Illustrations Foreword Andrew W. Marshall Introduction part one Perspectives on Biological Warfare chapter 1Biotech Impact on the Warfighter Thomas X. HammesChapter2New Biological Advances and Military Medical Ethics Edmund G. Howe chapter 3The Life Sciences, Security, and the Challenge of Biological Weapons: An Overview Michael Moodie Chapter 4Biological Warfare: A War fighting Perspective John B. Alexander part two Bio molecular Engineering chapter 5Abiotic Sensing James J. Valdes, Andrew Ellington, William E. Bentley, Roy G. Thompson, and James P. Chambers chapter 6Biosensors and Bioelectronics Dimitra Stratis-Cullum and James Sumner chapter 7Bioenzymes and Defense Adrienne Huston chapter 8Bioenergy: Renewable Liquid Fuels Michael Ladisch chapter 9Bio-inspired Materials and Operations Erica R. Valdes part three Bio-inspired Machines chapter 10Learning Unmanned Vehicle Control from Echo locating Bats Eric W. Justh chapter 11Neurorobotics: Neurobiologically Inspired Robots Jeffrey Krichmar chapter 12Biomimetic, Sociable Robots for Human-Robot Interaction Eleanore Edson, Judith Lytle, and Thomas McKenna chapter 13Biomechanically Inspired Robotics John Socha and Justin Grubich chapter 14Biological Automata and National Security Yaakov Benenson part four Human Applications chapter 15Enhanced Human Performance and Metabolic Engineering James J. Valdes and James P. Chambers chapter 16Functional Neuroimaging in Defense Policy Richard Genik III, Christopher Green, and David C. Peters II chapter 17Forging Stress Resilience: Building Psychological Hardiness Paul Bartone chapter 18Neuroplasticity, Mind Fitness, and Military Effectiveness Elizabeth Stanley chapter 19Bio-inspired Network Science João Hespanha and Francis Doyle III Part five Implications for the Department of Defense chapter 20Ethics and the Biologized Battlefield: Moral Issues in 21st-century Conflict William D. Case beer chapter 21Legal Issues Affecting Biotechnology Joseph Rutigliano, Jr.chapter 22Building the Nonmedical Bio Workforce for 2040Timothy Coffey and Joel Schnur Conclusion About the Contributors About the Author Robert E. Armstrong (1948-2008) was a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Technology and National Security Policy.