By National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Committee on Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century
This is often the 1st file of 7 within the demanding situations for the Chemical Sciences within the twenty first Century sequence. The file relies on discussions and shows at a workshop, and is meant to aid scientists and investment enterprises set brief- and long term learn agendas. It specializes in the demanding situations for chemists and chemical engineers with admire to hazard relief, education, situational expertise, and possibility neutralization and remediation
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Other Detection and Identification Issues Early detection and identification of nuclear, biological, chemical, and explosive warfare agents is essential for the timely deployment of preventive and defensive measures. One of the first steps involves constant surveillance of transportation in high-security areas such as airports and national borders. This can be achieved by using noninvasive sensors alone or in conjunction with imaging techniques capable of detecting and identifying sealed containers with chemicals or explosive materials inside, or items such as knives or guns on the body.
In today’s laboratories, enzymes are produced by a more efficient process. Engineered genes are removed from the original microorganism and through DNA cloning methods are placed into a host that already contains abundant substrates from which the enzyme is made. This process may produce enzymes that do not function as well as science desires or as well as the native enzyme, but they do function. The overwhelming benefit of this process is that it requires 6 months of work, compared to 10 years of mutation and screening by the traditional method.
At a more individual level, a rapid breath or urine test for appropriate biomarkers would be useful to identify carriers of communicable diseases (for example, small pox) before they have the opportunity to infect multiple people through actions such as boarding an airplane. Miniature devices that work under ambient conditions (rather than at cryogenic temperatures) need to be developed to improve their portability. A biological aerosol sentry system developed to analyze data from numerous sensors can be used to detect the release of biological agents at public gathering arenas and closed spaces such as subways.