Two months ago, six Harvard Medical School researchers, who work with mice to determine how diseases interact with the immune system, became ill after drinking from a coffee machine in the New Research Building at the Longwood Medical area. It was determined that all of them had ingested sodium azide, a poisonous substance. Today, the Herald finds a source to assert that the incident couldn't have been an accident, even wondering whether it could have been attempted murder. Harvard appears to be keeping the investigation hush-hush, but the Herald reported that OSHA and the Boston Public Health Commission are involved.
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