Our military is playing God in a race against China — to build biotech super soldiers

The Pentagon is spending $11 million to turn red blood cells into cellular endurance runners. UC San Diego researchers are using CRISPR to redesign blood at the sub-microscopic level, ensuring DARPA’s future infantrymen can sprint up a mountain in 100-degree heat without running out of breath. We understandably worry about AI replacing human labor, yet the immediate biological future involves stuffing the human chassis with synthetic upgrades to keep soldiers primed and ready for action.

America is upgrading its biological hardware for a simple reason. The alternative is watching the enemy do it first. Chinese military researchers at the Academy of Military Medical Sciences have openly experimented with CRISPR technology to enhance high-altitude endurance in combat troops stationed along the Himalayan border. Kremlin-backed laboratories have continuously