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Circumstantial evidence much?  This is still firmly in the land of conspiracy theories until someone we get real evidence (note: both pieces in the OP's post are opinion pieces/blog posts).

Will never find it now, but I saw a twitter thread discussing how many, many labs have had similar problems. 

Among them, the CDC: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016.../84978860/

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Circumstantial evidence much?  This is still firmly in the land of conspiracy theories until someone we get real evidence (note: both pieces in the OP's post are opinion pieces/blog posts).

Will never find it now, but I saw a twitter thread discussing how many, many labs have had similar problems. 

Among them, the CDC: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016.../84978860/