The Pentagon has teamed up with Raytheon for this project, which seems like it should come straight out of a dystopian science fiction story. The government wants to develop a system capable of delivering genetically modified bacteria underground, according to a report by RT.

Initiated by DARPA, the same agency that led programs to create telekinetic super soldiers and weaponized robotic insects, the project seeks to "program two bacterial strains to monitor ground surfaces for explosive materials," defense contractor Raytheon said in a joint press release with the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

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So the genetically modified bacteria are for your own good!