Republicans push for the strongest protections nationwide against Chinese influence while Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's inaction ...

Two Chinese researchers were charged with smuggling a biological pathogen that they planned to study at a University of ...

The biological pathogen researched by a University of Michigan scholar from China can cause devasting diseases in crops, ...

The Trump administration claims two students from China smuggled a rare fungus into the U.S. that could potentially be used ...

A University of Michigan Chinese scholar will remain in custody after a federal judge rescheduled her detention hearing in a ...

The affidavit doesn’t specify what Jian and Liu’s intentions were in studying the fungus ... Eastern District of Michigan. Liu, who is a researcher at Zhejiang University in China, tried ...

A University of Michigan scholar, Yunqing Jian ... However, experts like Professor Caitilyn Allen argue that the fungus is not classified as a terrorism agent and is already widespread in the ...

The fungus, Fusarium graminearum, is considered capable of "agroterrorism" and was allegedly smuggled into the country by two Chinese nationals studying at the University of Michigan. Hall ...

Authorities said it was in connection with work at the University of Michigan. Two Chinese nationals have been charged with allegedly smuggling into the U.S. a fungus called "Fusarium graminearum ...