Scientists with DARPA are trying to find ways to biohack human cells to create soldiers that can withstand disease better.

What if human blood became a biological weapon? In the United States, DARPA, a military research agency, is working on a project to modify red blood cells to enhance soldiers' performance.

and therefore blood is separated into its components (red cells, platelets and plasma) prior to transfusion. Blood components can be either produced from whole-blood donations or collected ...

They circulate around the body for about 120 days, then go to the liver and spleen, which destroy them and recycle their cellular components. A low red blood cell (RBC) count means you have a low ...

The initiative, called the Red Blood Cell Factory program, aims to study the insertion of "biologically active components" ...

DARPA wants to know if modifying red blood cells can help warfighters "operate more effectively in dangerous or extreme environments." ...

The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, the Pentagon's top research arm, wants to find out if red blood cells could be modified in novel ways to protect troops and help them manage extreme ...