DARPA wants to develop defenses against biologically engineered threats before they are ever unleashed, including proactively editing troops’ DNA to produce a wide array of antibodies and biochemically blocking hostile attempts to edit DNA.
David Gunning, the program manager at DARPA overseeing the project, explained in a Wall Street Journal interview that understanding how complex algorithms make conclusions is key if artificial intelligence tools are to be widely adopted.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Through its Neural Engineering System Design program, DARPA is sponsoring research into a new generation of technologies that could better enable communication between devices and the brain.
DARPA hopes to bring "brain-like intelligence" to computers, plus, a startup aims to deliver wireless, gigabit-speed Internet service via millimeter waves.
Those who are paralyzed or missing limbs could soon actually feel sensations with their prosthetic limbs.
The Department of Health and Human Services isn’t the only federal agency interested in funding medical research. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Department of Defense’s primary innovation engine that’s responsible for developing new technologies for use by the military, also frequently undertakes project in biology, medicine and neuroscience. Recently funded project have included a […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
DARPA awarded Battelle, NxStage Medical and Aethlon Medical a contract to develop a device to treat sepsis, which can arise from as much as 10 percent of combat wounds, for military use, according to a Battelle press release. The contract, which could lead to $22.8 million dollars and four years worth of work for the […]