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Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense is now the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense
Now in its 5th year, the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense is taking on a new name to more accurately reflect its work and the urgency of its mission. Effective immediately, the organization now will be known as the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense.
More18 September, 2019
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The Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense discusses the growing pandemic threat and the steps the United States government needs to take in order to keep America safe. Their discussion is moderated by best-selling author Max Brooks.
November 27, 2019
America’s Land Grant Universities Poised to Support Nation’s Agro-Defense Efforts
“Land grant universities have become a staple of their communities. Now a resource, the government should make more of an effort to work with them to improve agro-defense,” says Commission Member Senator Tom Daschle.
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November 6, 2019
CSU ground zero this week for biodefense meeting on threats to livestock, crops and human life
"It’s not difficult to contemplate a situation where instead of airplanes into buildings — it's pathogens against humans, pathogens against livestock or crops,” says former homeland security advisor and Commission member Ken Wainstein.
November 5, 2019
Group urging beefed up protection against biological threats meets at CSU to look at risks to agriculture
“This is a field that covers threats to essentially human health, animal health, environmental health” and the economy says Colorado State University vice president for research Alan Rudolph.
October 18, 2019
Experts Testify United States Is Underprepared for Bioterrorism Threats
“I think it’s important to remember that the nation is not adequately prepared and has not been adequately prepared for more than a decade now,” says Commission Executive Director Dr. Asha M. George before the U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee.
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