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flag A Chinese post-doc was charged for illegally bringing unauthorized E. coli into the U.S., raising biosecurity concerns.

flag A Chinese post-doctoral researcher, Youhuang Xiang, on a J-1 visa, has been charged with illegally importing Escherichia coli into the U.S. without proper authorization and making false statements during the investigation. flag FBI Director Kash Patel announced the charges, emphasizing concerns over biosecurity, national security, and the potential threat to agriculture and public health. flag The case is part of a broader enforcement effort targeting unauthorized importation of biological materials by foreign researchers, following similar charges against Chinese nationals in Michigan and a Russian-born scientist at Harvard. flag Authorities are urging universities to strengthen compliance with import regulations, though specific details about the strain of E. coli, the method of smuggling, or the researcher’s institution were not disclosed.

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