Science fiction has probably done a huge disservice to the emerging bioeconomy, depicting any engagement with biology-based entities or systems with what always seems to include the prerequisite …
The Interim Report of the U.S. National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology
The U.S. National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology publicly released its first report in January of this year - with ideas and recommendations "they will be advancing throughout …
Dozens of Top Scientists Sign Effort to Prevent A.I. Bioweapons
Dario Amodei, chief executive of the high-profile A.I. start-up Anthropic, told Congress last year that new A.I. technology could soon help unskilled but malevolent people create large-scale …
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Contextualizing Advancements in Bioengineering to your Business Operations
As noted in the first post in this series (see the OODA Special Report: Executive’s Guide To the Revolution in Biology), it has become increasingly clear that the revolution in biological science will …
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Bioengineering Beyond Health
In previous posts in this series (see the OODA Special Report: Executive’s Guide To the Revolution in Biology and Bioengineering, Health and Business) we reviewed foundational knowledge on …
DoD launches the OTA-Funded Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Investment Program: Seeks Industry Proposals
For the seasoned government contractor and acquisitions professional, the not very tightly held secret is the Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) is the only formal mechanism currently available for the …
Bioengineering, Health and Business
In our previous post in this series (see the OODA Special Report: Executive's Guide To the Revolution in Biology) we reviewed some fundamentals in biological science and engineering we recommend all …
Biotechnology in Warfare and Battle – and the Human Body as a Warfighting Domain
RAND researchers in a recently released report explore biology as the platform on which future wars will be fought. Plagues, Cyborgs, and Supersoldiers: The Human Domain of War "examines the …
OpenAI study reveals surprising role of AI in future biological threat creation
OpenAI, the research organization behind the powerful language model GPT-4, has released a new study that examines the possibility of using AI to assist in creating biological threats. The study, …
OODA Special Report: Executive’s Guide To The Revolution in Biology
An update to our report on what executives need to know about the business impact of biological sciences. As a technologist it has been very exciting to watch how advanced capabilities in IT have …
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