{
  "id": 18115412,
  "title": "U.S. Justice Department seeks to drop charges against Russian Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/u-s-justice-department-seeks-to-drop-charges-against-russian-harvard",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T11:29:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/04/u-s-justice-department-seeks-to-drop-charges-against-russian-harvard-researcher-accused-of-smuggling-frog-embryos"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The U.S. Justice Department has requested that its case against Russian researcher Kseniia Petrova be dismissed. Petrova, who works at Harvard Medical School, was accused of bringing frog embryos into the country illegally after they were found in her luggage during a return trip from France. She claimed she was unaware that she was required to declare the biological materials. Petrova has faced additional charges, including giving false testimony and concealing facts from investigators.",
  "summary": "The U.S. Justice Department has asked the court to drop its case against Russian scientist Kseniia Petrova, who is accused of illegally importing frog embryos.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}