Researcher in dangerous pathogen smuggling case back in court
Yunqing Jian, 33, of the People's Republic of China, appeared in court for a detention hearing.
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Yunqing Jian, 33, of the People's Republic of China, appeared in court for a detention hearing.
Two Chinese nationals are accused of smuggling a "potential agroterrorism weapon" via a noxious fungus into the U.S.
Two Chinese nationals are accused of smuggling a "potential agroterrorism weapon" via a noxious fungus into the U.S., according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan. Here's the latest on the case.
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Javed Ali, a counter-terrorism expert at the University of Michigan, says that based on information from the official criminal complaint, it doesn't look like a legitimate attempt at research.
The noxious fungus is known to cause "head blight," a disease that impacts barley, rice, wheat and maize and causes economic losses worth billions of dollars each year, according to a release.
The University of Michigan has issued a statement regarding two Chinese nationals accused of smuggling a dangerous fungus into the United States through Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
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