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by Greg Bear

Excellent near-future novel about the dangers (both technological and political) of global bio-terrorism. Several new students at Quantico, the famed FBI school, get a baptism-by-fire graduation. Highly recommended. (Note: this book is substantially similar to the novel published in the UK in 2005; according to the author, a different picture is presented of the Amerithrax anthrax event.) Read an interview with Greg Bear on Quantico.

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Interview With Greg Bear On Quantico
   This exclusive Technovelgy interview includes Greg Bear's comments on the ideas and devices used in his book Quantico.

LOCAD-PTS Handheld Microorganism Detector
   Astronauts only carry the best in hand-held instrumentation - this one is a pocket-sized biology lab.

xTAG Viral Panel Tests 12 Viruses In One Sample
   More remarkable developments in which scientists give futurists a run for their money.

NASA Biohazard Biosensor Nanotech-Based
   This technology is really coming along; it's also another case in which some space technology came home to Earth.

Helmet-Based Sniper Location System
   This system transforms ordinary soldiers into information-gathering 'smart nodes' on a wireless network, ultimately producing a location map of enemy shooters.

Programmable Lab-On-A-Chip
   This important development will lead to much more useful portable biosensors and other analysis tools; it would be useful to have a device that detected swine flu from a simple needle stick.

Smartphone Sensor System Tracks Gunfire
   'Sound trackers on the roof could zero in on weapons action...'-Greg Bear, 2007.

Cities Detect Gunfire Acoustics With ShotSpotter
   'Sound trackers on the roof...'- Greg Bear, 2007.

DJI Phantom Drone Now With GPS Blocking
   'Workarounds were illegal and the fines were expensive...'- Greg Bear 2007.

ShotSpotter Gunshot Location Tech Expands Coverage
   'Sound trackers on the roof could zero in on weapons action...' - Greg Bear, 2007.

Tongue-Controlled Tong Wearable Mouth Computer
   'Griff found the white and pink map distracting and switched it off using his tongue mouse.' - Greg Bear, 2007.

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