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Scientific panel urges more Army transparency in planning for Fort Detrick

FREDERICK, Md. — A panel of civilian scientists is urging the Army to be more transparent about its plans for an animal biodefense laboratory at Fort Detrick in Frederick. The National Academy of Sciences committee expressed its concerns Friday in a letter to the commander of the Army’s Medical Research and Materiel Command.

Kansas senator warns agroterrorism attack ‘likely’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A biological terror attack on the U.S. food supply could come soon, but many Washington lawmakers aren’t taking the threat seriously, a U.S. senator from Kansas said Thursday. A successful attack would disrupt the food supply of not just the nation, but the entire world, Republican Sen. Pat Roberts said on  Read More »

University of Houston wins NIH grant for vaccine study

It is spread to humans by mosquito bites, causing arthritic symptoms so severe that some victims can’t even walk. While rarely fatal, the effects of the chikungunya virus can last up to a year. More than two million people have contracted the chikungunya virus in the past five years. Most of the infections have occurred  Read More »

FBI Kicks Off Agroterrorism Symposium

This week the Federal Bureau of Investigation kicked off the 4th International Symposium on Agroterrorism in Kansas City, Mo. The 750+ in attendance represented local, state and federal law enforcement, the military, the scientific and veterinary communities and other government entities such as USDA, and 22 countries were represented.In his welcome address, Kansas City FBI  Read More »

Kansas City Hosts 2011 International Symposium on Agroterrorism

Kansas City is host to the 2011 International Symposium on Agroterrorism. Kansas City Star spoke with Shaun Kennedy of the National Center for Food Protection and Defense about some of the topics being covered in the conference…

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