2 Chinese nationals charged with smuggling 'potential agroterrorism' fungus into US: DOJ
Authorities said it was in connection with work at the University of Michigan.
Well this ain’t good….
Two Chinese Nationals charged with smuggling agroterrorism fungus
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Well this ain’t good….
Polds4OSU
Marshall
Why smuggle this stuff in ? This doesn't make any sense
It can be found naturally in non cultivated natural grasses and soils in Minnesota
Why go to China, get a sample, smuggle in to the US and risk being deported and lose everything for a fungus that is already naturally occurring in the US and they could have driven from Michigan to Minnesota to collect a sample from roadside grasses ?
It can be found naturally in non cultivated natural grasses and soils in Minnesota
Why go to China, get a sample, smuggle in to the US and risk being deported and lose everything for a fungus that is already naturally occurring in the US and they could have driven from Michigan to Minnesota to collect a sample from roadside grasses ?
Stillwater Townie
Ranger
Oh, well, it's great to finally see LE arrest immigrants that really sound like they were up to no good.
Polds4OSU
Marshall
I think the storyline is missing some details
There are different strains of this fungus that have evolved in different locations. I suspect they had smuggled in a Non Native strand of it to be arrested for it
You can find corona viruses on farms too but the ones out of China hit different
Finally?
Wow!
Polds4OSU
Marshall
Fungus in "agroterrorism" arrest already widely prevalent in U.S., researcher says
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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.
www.cbsnews.com
US says it broke up effort to bring toxic fungus to Michigan lab from China
Two scientists from China have been charged in Michigan in what the FBI says was an effort to bring a toxic fungus to the U.S.
apnews.com
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