# Wyoming grad student accused of poisoning colleague’s tea and trying to flee U.S.

https://mins.news/en/item/98959

- CBC News, 2026-10-14 01:29 UTC
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- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/university-wyoming-microbiology-grad-student-arrested-9.7379753?cmp=rss

> A Chinese microbiology graduate student in Wyoming was arrested on accusations that she poisoned the tea of a colleague with pending patents. She allegedly tried to leave the U.S. after police questioned her.

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