US prosecutors drop criminal charges against scientist detained over frog embryos
Kseniia Petrova was detained for four months after arrest with research samples, and feared deportation to Russia Federal prosecutors have dropped all criminal charges against a Russian scientist who spent four months in immigration detention after flying into Boston with frog embryos intended for cancer research at Harvard Medical School. Kseniia Petrova, 31, was arrested in March 2025 after…
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- Prosecutors move to drop charges against scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos thehill.com
- U.S. Will Drop Smuggling Charges Against Russian-Born Harvard Medical School Scientist themoscowtimes.com
- Prosecutors Seek to Drop Charges Against Russian Scientist Accused of Smuggling Frog Embryos nytimes.com
