Super Soldiers: 3D Bioprinting and the Future Fighter
How can the military best give soldiers an advantage on the future battlefield? This is the question that drives human performance enhancement (HPE) researchers to discover ways to make soldiers faster and stronger, with increased endurance and awareness. The goal of this paper is to briefly discuss the value of HPE, the current capabilities of 3d bioprinting technology, and the possible application of those capabilities to solve the HPE problem in the future military.
http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/super-soldiers-3d-bioprinting-and-the-future-fighter
Ms. Theresa Campobasso is a graduate student in Georgetown University’s Security Studies Program with a strong interest in issues facing the future military. Prior to her studies, she served as a Marine Corps Intelligence officer in Japan, a counterintelligence analyst at CENTCOM Headquarters, and a CI/HUMINT analyst supporting Special Forces in Afghanistan. She was recently awarded an internship with NASA.