A project that was hotly debated during the pandemic is now on its way to the Sunflower State . . .
The northeastern Kansas facility will be the nations only large-animal biosafety Level 4 lab, which means it will be able to handle pathogens that do not currently have treatments or countermeasures.
It is unclear when pathogens used in research will be moved from Plum Island to Kansas, spokesperson Katie Pawlosky said, and no animals or equipment will be transferred.
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
After years of controversy, national bio-defense lab opens in Kansas
MANHATTAN, Kan. - After more than a decade of controversy and delays, the nation's most secure biosecurity laboratory for research on potentially deadly animal and plant diseases has opened in Manhattan, Kansas. Although a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday, researchers at the $1.25 billion National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility are not expected to begin working on biohazards for more than a year, officials said.
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