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DHS Threat Analysis of Biodefense Lab Better, But Problems Remain: Report

(Global Security Newswire) The U.S. Homeland Security Department’s latest analysis of the potential threat posed by a planned biodefense laboratory in Kansas is a “substantial improvement” from a 2010 assessment, but still does not sufficiently describe the potential dangers related to the site, according to an independent expert report issued on Friday. The National Bio  Read More »

Report doubts low-risk view of Kan. biohazard lab

(Wall Street Journal) TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas officials pressed the federal government Friday to move ahead with construction of a new biosecurity lab near Kansas State University, even though a new, independent report suggested that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security still doesn’t have a good assessment of how safely it could operate. The congressionally  Read More »

International survey on laboratory safety launched

(Nature News Blog) The death of Sheharbano Sangji in 2008, following a fire in the chemistry department at the University of California, Los Angeles, triggered calls to improve academia’s safety standards not just at UCLA, but across the United States. Similar concerns were voiced last year when a young undergraduate student, Michele Dufault, died at  Read More »

Air System Glitches Found at CDC Disease Laboratory

(Global Security Newswire) Official papers and e-mailed statements indicate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has faced multiple operational glitches in technology intended to ensure that disease particles cannot be carried by air out of a $214 million biodefense research space at the agency’s headquarters in Atlanta, USA Today reported on Tuesday

Big NBAF Report Expected Friday

(KCUR) In a highly anticipated announcement, the National Academies of Science said that it will release a congressionally mandated report on risk associated with the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) this Friday. Stalled congressional funding is believed to be linked to the results of this report. The animal disease laboratory, under construction in Manhattan,  Read More »

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