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Biologist Xu Xianzhong joins China institute after US lab arrests

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Biologist Xu Xianzhong has joined the Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation in China following arrests of researchers from his former lab at the University of Michigan. Three of Xu's researchers were arrested late last year, accused of conspiring to smuggle biological materials into the US. One of them also faced charges for making false statements to customs officials. AI

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Biologist Xu Xianzhong joins China institute after US lab arrests

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Shi Huang ·

    Acclaimed biologist Xu Xianzhong returns to China after arrests in his US lab

    Renowned biologist Xu Xianzhong has returned to China, taking up a full-time position in the southern tech hub of Shenzhen, months after four researchers in his laboratory at the University of Michigan were accused by the United States of “biological material smuggling”. Xu, a fe…

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