The scientist tried to poison a successful colleague out of envy and failure

Graduate microbiologist Ailey Wang from China studied at the University of Wyoming. She was arrested. The charge stems from poisoning another graduate student's tea. CBS News reports.

The woman was arrested at the Los Angeles airport. She tried to fly to China. She had laptops, drives and documents.

The victim is a graduate student. He works on technologies to treat cancer and genetic diseases. His research is funded by the state. There's a patent application for it. Wang has previously done similar research in China. The relationship between them did not work out.

The investigation began after the man became ill. Police set up cameras at the office he shared with Wang. The recording shows a Chinese woman rummaging through a colleague's desk, photographing notebooks and rinsing his mug with poisonous liquid.

Wang faces up to 10 years in prison. Professor Mark Gomelski is the curator of both students. He said that Isley could not defend the thesis on the first attempt and became jealous of a colleague. The victim still feels symptoms of poisoning. He has difficulty concentrating, he gets tired quickly. He also lost sensation in his left hand.