Two Chinese nationals face serious charges for trying to bring a dangerous fungus into the United States, according to reports from BBC News . Yunqing Jian, age 33, and Zunyong Liu, age 34, have been accused of conspiracy, smuggling goods, making false statements, and visa fraud by the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan.

The fungus they attempted to smuggle is called Fusarium graminearum, which can cause severe damage to important crops like wheat, barley, corn, and rice. Officials say this fungus can destroy crops and cause serious health problems, including vomiting and liver damage, if it gets into food. The BBC reports that Liu tried to bring the fungus through Detroit airport so he could study it at a University of Michigan laboratory where his girlfriend Ji

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