Francesca Fusco, a Manhattan dermatologist, calls the venom "a new flavor of the month, " much like apple stem cells were a few years back.

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Mr. Fusco made his request to a judge, who will decide in the coming days whether there's enough evidence to try the two suspects.

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Mr. Fusco had Mr. Orsi and Mr. Spagnolini arrested in February as part of a preliminary investigation into possible fraud and international corruption.

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