DARPA’s Friend or Foe to quickly identify both naturally occurring and adversary engineered bio-threats (pathogens) for force protection

Bacteria underpin much of our world, acting behind the scenes to affect the health and behavior of animals and plants. They help produce food, provide oxygen, and even reshape the environment through a vast array of biological processes. They come in a phenomenal number of strains—many still unknown—and thrive in different ecological and environmental niches all over the world.