Pentagon researchers have developed a microchip that can be placed under the skin to detect COVID-19 infection before anyone starts showing symptoms.
“It’s a sensor,” says Dr. Matt Hepburn, a contagious physician and retired army colonel. “That little green thing in there, you put it under your skin, and what tells you is that there are chemical reactions going on in the body, and the signal means you’re going to have symptoms tomorrow.”
The technology was developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a top-secret unit launched during the Cold War era that studies emerging technologies and how they can be applied to the military.
Hepburn said the microchip was used only within the Department of Defense and could detect a COVID-19 infection before an individual could spread the disease to other service members.
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“We challenge the research community to come up with solutions that may sound like science fiction,” Hepburn said.
Hepburn compares the microchip to a ‘control engine’ light on a car, warns the user about a positive COVID-19 infection and advises him or her to take a test to confirm the result.
“We can have the information within three to five minutes,” Hepburn said. “While you are squeezing in that time, while diagnosing and treating, you need to stop the infection in its tracks.”
DARPA scientists believe the technology will be critical in stopping outbreaks among service members, who are often forced to stay together for long periods of time.
Another DARPA scientist, dr. James Crowe, said the unit was finally hoping to vaccinate to vaccine development and said it could ‘start with a blood sample from a survivor … and give an injection of the drug within 60 days. ‘
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“For us, at DARPA, if the experts laugh at you and say it’s impossible, you’re in the right place,” Hepburn said.