US prosecutors drop criminal charges against scientist detained over frog embryos
Topics: Russia & Ukraine
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- The Guardian US reports: “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 wh…”
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