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Biosecurity Research Symposium highlights work of the NBAF
In: Animal Health| Federal Research Lab| KSU| Kansas| Livestock| Manhattan| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Safety| Scientific Research
2 Sep 2010Earlier this week, the Biosecurity Research Symposium was held in Kansas City. As part of the conference, the work of the NBAF and the Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI) at K-State was highlighted. One of the reasons that Manhattan is such a good fit for the NBAF is because of the work that has already begun [...]
Why is food safety important?
In: Food Supply| KSU| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Safety
10 Aug 2010K-State, who is partnering with NBAF to protect America’s food supply, has a great audio about why the NBAF project is so important.
You can listen to it here.
The NBAF: safeguarding our food supply
In: Federal Research Lab| Food Supply| Livestock| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Safety| Scientific Research| Veterinary Medicine
6 Aug 2010Even more imminent than the threat of a rogue nuclear attack in the next five years is the threat of an attack by biological weapons, according to the World at Risk report issued late last year by former senators Bob Graham of Florida and Jim Talent of Missouri.
This is a view reinforced by numerous other [...]
The NBAF: a modern, scientific agricultural research facility with state-of-the-art safety, security and world-class results
In: Animal Health| Federal Research Lab| Food Supply| Livestock| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Safety| Scientific Research| Veterinary Medicine
10 Jul 2010The federal government is taking decisive action to modernize the nation’s animal disease research infrastructure, with the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility set to bring our efforts to protect the food supply and agriculture economy into the 21st century.
This is a very important development for American science — and one that some experts say is [...]
NBAF quick fact
In: Federal Research Lab| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Safety| Scientific Research
6 Jul 2010Upon completion, the NBAF will be the most advanced agricultural biocontainment facility in the world — uniquely suited to perform innovative research to protect and sustain our agricultural infrastructure and food supply. The NBAF will include Biosafety Level-4 (BL-4) laboratories. These are needed to address our lack of national capability to counter new or emerging [...]
Agro-defense facility will help protect our nation’s food supply
In: Animal Health| Federal Research Lab| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Safety| Veterinary Medicine
28 Jun 2010The following Op-Ed previously ran in the Kansas City Star. In it, Bob Larson, DVM, Ph.D., explains why placing the NBAF in Manhattan is imperative to protect agriculture, and enhance our nation’s protection from diseases that could have crippling effects on animal suffering and death.
Here are the highlights:
“Kansas State University, Manhattan and the [...]
The NBAF: addressing critical biological threats
In: Federal Research Lab| Food Supply| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Safety| Scientific Research| Veterinary Medicine
25 Jun 2010A recent Associated Press story out of Washington today once again highlights the urgent need to address biological threats — some of the very threats the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility will combat with its research to protect the American food supply and agriculture economy. The basis of the article is a new report, “The [...]
NBAF quick fact
In: Federal Research Lab| Food Supply| KSU| Livestock| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Safety| Scientific Research| Veterinary Medicine
22 Jun 2010When the state-of-the-art NBAF is built in Manhattan, its research will protect the American food supply and agriculture economy, and the safety of the site and surrounding community will be paramount.
With security built into every part of this world-class science facility, the NBAF will contain a BSL-4 lab, which will be self-contained and isolated from [...]
NBAF in Kansas
Kansas State University has been selected as the future home of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) — once
again highlighting the state’s deep agricultural heritage, bioscience expertise, research infrastructure, world-class animal
health industry, and strong public support.
The $650 million research facility will provide the country with an urgently needed, state-of-the-art lab to protect the food supply and agriculture economy. Kansas is exceptionally well suited to accelerate the achievement of this mission.
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