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Bond hearing delayed for University of Michigan scholar accused of bringing crop fungus through DTW
A University of Michigan Chinese scholar will remain in custody after a federal judge rescheduled her detention hearing in a ...
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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, ...
Fungus in "agroterrorism" arrest already widely prevalent in U.S., researcher says
Two Chinese researchers were charged with trying to smuggle strains of a fungus called Fusarium graminearum into the U.S.
After ‘agroterror’ fungus is seized in Detroit, lawmaker says Michigan has best plan to blunt CCP influence
Republicans push for the strongest protections nationwide against Chinese influence while Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's inaction ...
Chinese national couple charged with smuggling crop-killing fungus into US: ‘Potential agroterrorism weapon’
A Chinese national couple was hit with criminal charges for allegedly smuggling a dangerous fungus into the US capable of ...
U.S. says it broke up effort to bring toxic fungus to Michigan lab from China
Two scientists from China have been charged in Michigan in what the FBI says was an effort to bring a toxic fungus to the U.S ...
Chinese official claims no knowledge of fungus situation, says China requires citizens ‘abide by local laws’
"I don't know the specific situation, but I would like to emphasize that the Chinese government has always required overseas ...
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Couple smuggled dangerous, damaging fungus into DTW for work at U of M lab, feds say
A couple smuggled a fungus into Detroit Metro Airport that’s responsible for billions of dollars’ worth of damage and major ...