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Suspected Toxic Chemical Leak at Shanghai Lab Sparks Safety Concerns

Leaked chat screenshots allege students were exposed to cyanogen bromide during an unauthorized experiment, while officials have yet to address the incident.
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Suspected Toxic Chemical Leak at Shanghai Lab Sparks Safety Concerns
A laboratory technician working on samples from people to be tested for the new coronavirus in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, on Feb. 6, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Michael Zhuang
Michael Zhuang
5/14/2026|Updated: 5/14/2026
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A suspected chemical leak on May 7 at a Shanghai lab has sparked concern after leaked screenshots of internal group chats suggested that students felt unwell after an unauthorized experiment involving a highly toxic chemical compound.

Regulatory authorities and the research institution involved—the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences—have not publicly confirmed the incident.

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