Toxic fungus smuggling case highlights safety issues facing research labs
Two Chinese scientists are accused of working together to smuggle a toxic fungus into the United States. Federal authorities say the researchers planned to study the samples in a lab at the University of Michigan, where one was employed. Scott MacFarlane has more.

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