bioterrorism

Segment 1: The National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility is four years behind schedule and $800 million over budget estimates.The 47-acre facility in…

In the wake of Sept. 11, federal officials said the United States needed a new, state-of-the-art facility to defend against bioterrorism and stop diseases…

Since its inception over a decade ago, the Department of Homeland Security has had authority over the $1.25 billion National Bio and Agro-defense…

The greatest threat to public health in the face of bioterrorism, viral pandemics and natural disasters may actually be less of a headline-grabber: An…

In a highly anticipated announcement, the National Academies of Science said that it will release a congressionally mandated report on risk associated…

A committee of the National Research Council visited Kansas State University Friday to get a feel for safety concerns for a giant biosafety lab planned…

It’s been three years since the Department of Homeland Security chose Kansas as the site of its National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, or NBAF, but…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-816717.mp3The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, or NBAF, as it's known, is…

The Department of Homeland Security announced recently that a site near K-State in Manhattan, Kan., was on the short list to be the home of a new…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-563929.mp3Sen. Pat Roberts, the former Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee and…