K-State, Future Home of Federal Biolab, Faces Federal Sanctions
August 5, 2015 | | 1 min read
Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan., future home of a controversial Homeland Security biolab, got a dressing down last year from federal regulators over its handling of dangerous pathogens. State dollars are helping to support construction of the $1.25 billion lab, which will research hoof and mouth disease and other agriculture-related pathogens, when it opens in 2022. K-State officials say not to worry, the violations have been corrected.
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