News Headline
DARPA’s Synthetic Biology Initiatives Could Militarize the Environment. Is that something we’re comfortable with?
Source
Slate
Publication Date
2017-05-03
Sure, the U.S. military has deployed the power of biology and nature before. For instance, the Navy trains dolphins to detect underwater mines. The Army Research Office studies life sciences to find new ways to better soldier protection and performance. And during the Vietnam War, the military experimented with weather manipulation.