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Baggies seized by Border Patrol containing the dangerous fungus Fusarium graminearum. (FBI) "There are usually no problems," Jian said in a message to the third person. "Rest assured.

She's accused of helping her boyfriend, another Chinese scientist, try to work with a pathogen known as Fusarium graminearum, which can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice.

It’s called Fusarium graminearum, also known as “head blight.” This fungus can damage crops like corn, wheat, and barley, or the grains used to make bread, cereal, and animal feed.

Toxins produced by Fusarium graminearum cause vomiting, liver damage and reproductive defects in livestock and humans, according to the complaint. She was charged alongside her boyfriend, 34-year ...