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Kseniia Petrova was detained for four months after arrest with research samples, and feared deportation to RussiaFederal prosecutors have dropped all criminal charges against a Russian scientist who spent four months <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/14/russian-scientist-harvard-charged" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">in immigration detention</a> after flying into Boston with frog embryos intended for cancer research at Harvard Medical School.Kseniia Petrova, 31, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/27/russian-scientist-harvard-medical-school-ice-detention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">was arrested</a> in March 2025 after returning from a vacation in France, where she had visited a laboratory specializing in cutting extremely thin sections of frog embryos. During her visit, she obtained a package of samples for her research back in the US. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/kseniia-petrova-harvard-frog-embryos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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