GROW YOUR OWN SUPPLY CHAIN: Biotechnology is key to sustainable domestic production of high-value defense materials.

Autor: Gibbons, Henry S., Feeney, Brian B.
Zdroj: Army AL&T Magazine; Fall2023, p12-17, 6p
Abstrakt: The article discusses the role of biotechnology in sustainable domestic production of high-value defense materials. It highlights the vulnerabilities in the US manufacturing industry exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to bring production back to the United States. The article emphasizes the importance of biomanufacturing and genetic engineering in creating high-performance materials and outlines the process of biomanufacturing using microorganisms. It also mentions the investment of $1.5 billion by the Department of Defense in materials biomanufacturing and synthetic biology over the next five years. The article concludes by stating that the DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center is playing a key role in developing America's bioindustrial base and enhancing the nation's arsenal. [Extracted from the article]
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