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What is Fusarium Graminearum? ‘Toxic fungus’ Chinese researchers allegedly tried to smuggle into US | World News

Representative image (left) and FBI director Kash Patel Two Chinese researchers have been charged by the FBI for allegedly smuggling a dangerous biological pathogen Fusarium graminearum into the United States.Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, have been accused of illegally bringing the pathogen, a plant fungus which is an agroterrorism agent into the US […]

‘Potential agroterrorism weapon’: How dangerous is ‘toxic fungus’ Chinese researchers allegedly tried to smuggle into US?

In a “national security” threat, two Chinese nationals have been charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for allegedly conspiring to smuggle a toxic fungus into the United States terming it a “potential agroterrorism weapon”. During the investigation, the FBI found that one of them was a member of the Chinese Communist Party.Yunqing Jian, 33, […]

‘Agroterrorism’: FBI arrests Chinese researcher for smuggling deadly fungus in US

FBI director Kash Patel (Image credits: PTI) FBI chief Kash Patel on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a Chinese national in US for allegedly smuggling a dangerous biological pathogen into the country.In a social media post on X, Patel said that Yunqing Jian expressed loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party and had received funding from […]