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What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus US authorities say was smuggled in from China?
Two Chinese researchers charged with smuggling crop-killing fungus into the US, amid rising tensions between US-China and ...
Chinese scientists, accused of smuggling biological matter into the US, will stay in jail
Two Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States for use at the University ...
2 Chinese scientists will stay in jail while accused of bringing biological material to US
Two Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States without permits will ...
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What is Fusarium Head Blight, the disease caused by fungus ‘smuggled’ from China into US?
Farmers in the United States have been battling for over a decade against the fungus Fusarium Graminearum affecting the crops ...
Worse Than Covid-19: China Accused Of Smuggling Toxic Fungus Fusarium Graminearum, Experts Warn Of Biological Threat To US
US expert warns of possible agroterrorism threat from China, citing a toxic fungus smuggled into the US. Agricultural experts ...
Chinese bio-smuggling suspect cries in court over federal detention
Federal authorities arrest Chinese nationals for allegedly smuggling dangerous biological materials, including a crop-killing ...
Climate change leads to spread of infection-causing fungi, scientists say
Climate change may be putting millions more people at risk from an infection-causing fungi, which is likely spreading due to ...
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Fusarium graminearum
The US Department of Justice on Tuesday identified the pathogen as Fusarium graminearum, a fungus it said was classified in scientific literature as a potential agroterrorism weapon ...