美国国防部今年将拨款5千万美元用于遗传工程方面的研究,利用微生物制造出有军事用途的新材料。如美国海军正在研制一种新的胶粘剂,它能够象藤壶(一种能粘附在船底上的海洋生物)一样把噪音发生器粘在苏联潜艇上。这样,美国海军就能在全球海域内有效地跟踪苏联潜艇的活动。 This year, the U.S. Department of Defense will allocate 50 million U.S. dollars for genetic engineering research and use of microorganisms to make new materials for military use. For example, the U.S. Navy is developing a new adhesive that adheres the noise generator to the Soviet submarine just as barnacle, a marine organism that adheres to the bottom of a ship. In this way, the U.S. Navy can effectively track the activities of Soviet submarines in the global maritime space.