💨 Abstract

In June 2025, Harvard researcher Kseniia Petrova was argued over in a court whether she smuggled biological materials into the U.S. Petrova, a Russian-born scientist, was accused of not declaring frog embryo samples obtained from a French lab. Although Petrova claimed she was unaware of the declaration requirement, federal officials alleged she intended to smuggle the embryos. “The frog embryo is an animal” said Petrova's lawyer.

Courtesy: WTOP Staff