AUS – JCU TO MODIFY WORMS FOR TROOPS


Source: ABC Far North – https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-29/genetically-modify-worms-for-us-miltary-james-cook-uni/100331756

The US government was interested in working with Professor Loukas and James Cook University to improve troops’ protection against biological and chemical weapons. It has granted the university’s Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine $US2.5 million, across five years, to create parasitic worms that can internally protect personnel through constant secretion of antibodies.

Professor Loukas says the project is at its very start, but early evidence suggests a process of genetic engineering could be possible.