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What to know about Fusarium graminearum, the biological pathogen allegedly smuggled into the US
The biological pathogen federal authorities accuse two Chinese nationals of smuggling into the U.S. was not likely an act of ...
2 Chinese researchers are charged with smuggling biological pathogen to study at University of Michigan lab
Two Chinese researchers were charged with smuggling a biological pathogen that they planned to study at a University of ...
Chinese researcher accused of smuggling dangerous biological pathogen into U.S. appears in court
A Chinese national accused of smuggling a "potential agroterrorism weapon" via a noxious fungus into the U.S. appeared in a ...
Chinese scholar at UM tried to smuggle biological pathogen into the U.S., feds say
The FBI counterintelligence case marks the second time in less than a week a Chinese national with ties to UM has been ...
Chinese UM student accused of smuggling biological pathogen into U.S. to remain in detention for now
Yunqing Jian, 33, allegedly tried to bring Fusarium graminearum into the U.S., a fungus that federal prosecutors allege could ...
A Chinese couple was arrested at an airport for smuggling a fungus, considered a biological pathogen, hidden in a wad of tissues
Zunyong Liu was coming to the U.S. to visit his girlfriend, Yunqing Jian, a researcher at the University of Michigan, where ...
Chinese Couple Accused of Smuggling Biological Pathogen Into US
Two Chinese nationals have been charged with smuggling a biological pathogen into the United States. Officials describe the ...
2 Chinese nationals charged with conspiracy, smuggling ‘dangerous biological pathogen’ into US
Two Chinese citizens were charged with a conspiracy and smuggling of a fungus that officials said is a “dangerous biological ...
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Chinese nationals accused of smuggling biological pathogen into U.S. for work at U-M
Two Chinese nationals were arrested by the FBI for allegedly smuggling a biological pathogen into the United States with the ...
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Chinese couple smuggled biological pathogen into U.S. for University of Michigan research, feds say
The biological pathogen researched by a University of Michigan scholar from China can cause devasting diseases in crops, ...
2 Chinese nationals accused of smuggling "dangerous biological pathogen" into Michigan
Two Chinese nationals are accused of smuggling a "potential agroterrorism weapon" via a noxious fungus into the U.S.
What to know about the biological pathogen allegedly smuggled into the US
The pathogen federal authorities accuse two Chinese nationals of smuggling into the U.S. can be concerning for farmers but was not likely an act of "agroterrorism," according to experts.