A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday ordered Harvard medical researcher Kseniia Petrova released from custody as she faces charges related to the alleged smuggling of frog embryos.

A federal judge ordered the release of Kseniia Petrova, the Russian-born Harvard scientist who another federal judge previously said was unjustly detained by customs officials. At a June 12 ...

MORE: Judge orders release of Harvard researcher Kseniia Petrova while her case proceeds Goldsworthy testified that Petrova's luggage was identified by a canine while it was on the luggage belt.

Harvard University researcher Kseniia Petrova, 30, departs the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse after being released on bail from federal custody in Boston on June 12. [AP/YONHAP ...

A Russian-born researcher at Harvard University accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States faced new criminal charges as she was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on Wednesday.

Kseniia Petrova, 31, a Russian-born Harvard scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States, was indicted on additional charges. advertisement Story by Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY ...

BOSTON (AP) — Attorneys argued over whether a Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos brought “biological materials” into the U.S. in a court hearing Wednesday. Kseniia Petrova ...

Kseniia Petrova, 31, a Russian-born Harvard scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States, was indicted on additional charges.

BOSTON (AP) — Attorneys argued over whether a Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos brought “biological materials” into the U.S. in a court hearing Wednesday. Kseniia Petrova ...