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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Board on Life Sciences
Workshop Proceedings-in-Brief
Now Available
Using Biology for Communication and Information Transmission
Cutting Edge Scientific Capabilities for Biological Detection
The Standing Committee on Biotechnology Capabilities and National Security Needs organized two workshops earlier this year, titled ‘Cutting Edge Scientific Capabilities for Biological Detection’ and ‘Using Biology for Communication and Information Transmission’. The presentations and discussions at those workshops are captured in Proceedings-in-Brief publications, which are now publicly available to download and read. They can be accessed on the National Academies Press website, and through the Standing Committee’s website. Links are below.
Using Biology for Communication and Information Transmission
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The digital age has transformed daily life and economies worldwide. While today's technologies store, compute, and transmit data at unprecedented volume and speed, there are potential applications for new paradigms of communication and information transmission. Harnessing biological processes and platforms could open new opportunities for durable and efficient data storage, powerful computational capabilities, and innovative approaches to sensing and peer-to-peer information transmission. Application of these technologies may also lead to new policy, security, and ethics challenges.

To examine how cutting-edge biotechnologies and research could enable these new approaches, as well as the societal impacts they might have, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a virtual workshop on Using Biology for Communication and Information Transmission on January 20-21, 2022. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop. Click below to download the publication
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Cutting Edge Scientific Capabilities for Biological Detection
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Recent advances in biotechnology and the life sciences have led to new and emerging paradigms for biological detection. For instance, technologies for analyzing brain activity are advancing rapidly and may soon find their way into a multitude of consumer electronics and medical devices. Other technologies are using biological or bio-inspired methods to analyze chemicals present in air, including those of biological origin, allowing the technologies to detect and sense compounds - such as disease biomarkers or industrial pollutants - with unprecedented speed and precision. What capabilities might these technologies unlock? What economic and societal drivers are influencing their development? What ethical, legal, and social issues do they raise?

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a virtual workshop on Cutting Edge Scientific Capabilities for Biological Detection on January 20, 21, and 28, 2022, to explore emerging technologies for biological detection and critical issues related to their development and use. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop. Click below to download the publication.
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