DARPA Wants New 'Soldier Enhancing' Body Sensors Implanted Under Their Skin

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DARPA Wants New 'Soldier Enhancing' Body Sensors Implanted Under Their Skin

The Department of Defense’s research agency is looking for a new kind of body sensors, that when implanted into their soldiers, will monitor biomarkers and location. Such sensors are to be inserted under the soldier’s skin, and DARPA wants them to be efficient enough to deliver real-time, accurate measurements of “DoD-relevant biomarkers.” Military doctors will have a better idea on how each individual soldier’s health is doing, and the top brass in the military can better modify their training sessions to maximize performance. Hopefully such sensors will remain in the military–but what if it ends up commercialized, and our bosses

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