11 Sep, 2025
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US Charges Chinese Nationals with Smuggling Toxic Fungus

US federal prosecutors have charged two Chinese nationals, Jian Yunqing, 33, and Liu Zunyong, 34, with smuggling a toxic fungus into the United States, allegedly intended for research at the University of Michigan. The fungus, Fusarium graminearum, causes “head blight” in crops like wheat, barley, maize, and rice, and can lead to “vomiting, liver damage, […]