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GMO Lunch? Uganda Considers Disease-Resistant Cassava | @pritheworld

June 14, 2013
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Genetically modified Soybean Seeds In Northern Belize – The Guardian Newspaper

June 14, 2013
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China gives approval to GM soybeans – Xinhua | English.news.cn

June 14, 2013
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Kansas to break ground on NBAF project

(CJOnline) After several years of political and fiscal wrangling, Kansas officials are preparing to formally break ground on a new federal biodefense lab in Manhattan. Officials including Gov. Sam Brownback and leaders of Kansas State University will hold a ceremony Tuesday as ground is broken for the lab’s utility plant. It marks the start of Read More »

May 28, 2013
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Sen. Roberts: NBAF Construction Set To Begin

(KCUR) Senator Pat Roberts’ office says the official groundbreaking for the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility will take place next Tuesday, May 28, on the site in Manhattan. The first phase of the project is to construct a utility plant and emergency power capacity dedicated to the top security labs.The $1.2 billion dollar facility Read More »

May 24, 2013
| Filed under Biological Weapons, Biosafety, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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