KANSAS: OP-ED: Animal disease will be safely accomplished in the heartland - (Kansas State University)
April 16, 2008 – 10:51 pmWith a project of the magnitude of the $451 million National Bio and Agro-defense Facility, or NBAF, there are bound to be questions about what impact it will have on the community and region, including, “How safe is it to study animal diseases in a location near people and animals?”
The answer is, thanks to modern research methods and facilities, this research is extremely safe — and urgently needed.
The NBAF will provide a modern and secure laboratory environment for protecting America’s farm animals and food supply. The facility will be built in accordance with the highest safety standards that have kept tens of millions of residents safe in places where labs studying diseases already exist.
For the complete news item, please visit http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/april08/oped41608.html
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