Suspects in Theft of Gene Secrets Post Bail
Two scientists accused of stealing trade secrets from Harvard Medical School posted $250,000 bail and were released from jail.
Jiangyu Zhu and Koyoko Kimbara were charged in Boston last week with theft of trade secrets, conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property.
Zhu, a Chinese national, and Kimbara, a Japanese national, were accused of sending newly discovered genes to a Japanese company in 1999, when they both worked at Harvard.
Zhu and Kimbara were released as part of an agreement reached by their defense attorneys and prosecutors.
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