A University of Michigan scholar, Yunqing Jian, and her boyfriend, Zunyong Liu, face charges for allegedly attempting to smuggle Fusarium graminearum, a potentially dangerous agricultural pathogen ...

DETROIT (AP) — A Chinese scientist entered the U.S. last year with a toxic fungus stashed in his backpack, federal authorities said Tuesday as they filed charges against him and a girlfriend who ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — In Detroit, two people were charged with allegedly smuggling a fungus into America, claiming it was for studying at the University of Michigan, according to the U.S ...

The University of Michigan is under federal scrutiny after two Chinese scientists linked to the school were separately charged with smuggling biological materials into the United States. The ...

Golden oyster mushrooms have started to invade parts of southern Michigan, and could soon spread into northern Michigan, as ...

US says it broke up effort to bring toxic fungus to Michigan lab from China By: Ed White, The Associated Press Posted: 2:52 PM CDT Tuesday, Jun. 3, 2025 Last Modified: 4:19 PM CDT Tuesday, Jun. 3 ...

This image provided by United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Michigan shows toxic plant pathogens that a Chinese scientist entered the U.S. last year stashed in his backpack ...

The university does not have federal permits to handle it. The U.S. does not have an extradition treaty with China, which makes Liu's arrest unlikely unless he returns. Ed White, The Associated Press ...

The university does not have federal permits to handle it. The U.S. does not have an extradition treaty with China, which makes Liu's arrest unlikely unless he returns. Ed White, The Associated Press ...