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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 ...
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.
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2 Chinese Researchers Charged with Smuggling Dangerous Fungus Into U.S.
A criminal complaint alleges the Chinese researchers planned to study the fungus at a University of Michigan lab last summer.
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‘Pattern emerging’ with University of Michigan’s Chinese student cases, expert says
Since October 2024, four federal cases involving University of Michigan students from China have gone public. The two most recent involve a doctoral student and her boyfriend working to smuggle a ...
Counter-terrorism expert weighs in on fungus allegedly smuggled into Michigan
Javed Ali, a counter-terrorism expert at the University of Michigan, says that based on information from the official ...
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Ag experts say crop fungus smuggled by Chinese researchers is already prevalent in US
Ag experts say crop fungus smuggled into US by Chinese researchers would be ineffective as ag terrorism weapon.
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 ...
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 ...