The researchers also say that the successor to the Trident nuclear defence system should be scrapped.
The scientists believe adding the genetically modified cells to skin grafts would give the defence system a boost.
The attack came days after Israel moved its Iron Dome defence system to the north of the country.
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The trouble is that it takes decades to develop a complex new defence system but threats change quickly.
It also carries the advanced AEGIS air defence system that is rapidly becoming the backbone of US naval radar.
The reported attack came days after Israel moved its Iron Dome defence system to the north of the country.
And Syria's army has not so far managed to buy the air-defence system from Russia that it would like.
LONDON, England -- Britain is offering tentative support for the United States' proposal to build a national missile defence system.
Their Aegis missile defence system, deployed to protect American carrier groups, is designed to track a missile's trajectory from launch.
The multimillion-pound defence system in Melton, built in 2003, saved the town from a repeat of the devastating floods in 1998.
Foreign Ministry officials said Moscow saw a defence system based on nonstrategic missiles and open to all nations as the best option.
UN, and by rekindling Ronald Reagan's enthusiasm for a ballistic defence system.
The Israeli army says that one rocket landed near Netivot and another was intercepted by its Iron Dome Missile Defence System, near Beersheva.
Poles expect that these will be American-financed, part of NATO's commitment to the country's defence, and fully integrated with Poland's own air-defence system.
It has two swimming pools, two helipads, a dedicated disco hall, 30 cabins, a cinema, a mini-submarine, and even its own missile defence system.
China's concern was that the American missile defence system would lead to increasing use of space for military purposes and fuel an arms race.
Even after paying for his tax cut, a new missile-defence system and Social Security reform, there will be money to pay down the debt.
Three weeks ago, the US and Japan agreed to set up a second missile defence system on Japanese soil in response to the North Korean threat.
Also on the agenda at the Nato summit are plans for a US-led missile defence system for Europe, aimed at countering a possible threat from Iran.
Russia also expressed opposition to the plan, and said that it would seek agreement from the US that its missile defence system was not aimed at Russia's nuclear forces.
Former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell called for the Trident nuclear defence system to be included in the strategic defence review, saying it was "illogical" to exclude it.
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America suggests sharing information about outside threats but rejects any demand for detailed limitations on the missiles' use, arguing that these might be used to block the missile-defence system's development.
They also noted the deployment of Russia's most advanced S-400 air defence system in Belarus and a parallel drill conducted by the Strategic Rocket Forces, the guardians of the Kremlin's nuclear arsenal.
Talks between the two countries have stalled during the past year over the United States' plan to move ahead on tests of its proposed missile defence system which go against Russia's wishes.
Israel already has the Iron Dome missile defence system, which - officials say - intercepted up to 85% of missiles fired from Gaza towards populated areas during the conflict in November 2012.
Britain, France and Italy, having recently decided, after years of dithering, not to build a frigate together, still hope to produce a joint sea-based air-defence system which would have some capacity against missiles.
However when it was ratified in Moscow, Russian lawmakers linked it to the preservation of an earlier Cold War deal - the ABM - which prevented either side from creating a national missile defence system.
On its Twitter feed, the Israeli military said 17 rockets fired from Gaza had been successfully intercepted by Israel's "Iron Dome" missile defence system on Wednesday, but one had got through and hit a "southern Israeli city".
Speaking at the United Nations in New York, Vladimir Putin , Russia's president, offered to hold a conference to find ways to prevent the United States from developing an anti-missile defence system which would flout an existing treaty.
Mr Putin is expected to urge Mr Blair to refuse to allow the US to modernise missile-tracking radar stations in the UK if the White House decides to go ahead with a new missile defence system dubbed "son of Star Wars".
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