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To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a National Bio and Agro-defense Facility.

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3/27/2007--Introduced.
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a National Bio and Agro-defense Facility, which shall:
(1) be an integrated human, foreign-animal, and zoonotic disease research, development, testing,... moreSee Full Bill Text

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July 30, 2008 BIOBALANCE TERROR

The conference agreement to the 2008 farm bill, HR 2419, as well as HR 1717, address possession of live FMD virus by DHS. So the question remains, are the levels of risk associated with the NBAF in general, and the location of the ...

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July 28, 2008 There are risks involved in performing research on high-risk ...

The conference agreement to the 2008 farm bill, HR 2419, as well as HR 1717, address possession of live FMD virus by DHS. So the question remains, are the levels of risk associated with the NBAF in general, and the location of the ...

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July 27, 2008 ThreatsWatch.Org - PrincipalAnalysis: BioResearch: The Risk/Reward ...

In the field of science and technology research, the stakes are usually a lot higher than the athletic platitude of “no pain, no gain.” In S&T, the risk/reward ratio becomes a guiding consideration when evaluating the merits of an ...

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