Lies and scandal: How two rogue scientists at a secret lab triggered a national security calamity
The release earlier this week of hundreds of documents has pulled the curtain back on an explosive national security case that led to the firing of two scientists from the Winnipeg-based National Microbiology Lab.
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![Xiangguo Qiu wears a biocontainment suit while working in the containment lab at the National Microbiology Lab (NML) in Winnipeg. Qiu, her biologist husband Keding Cheng, and her students were escorted out of the NML in July 2019. Qiu and Cheng were fired in January 2021. The RCMP is still investigating a possible 'policy breach' reported by the Public Health Agency of Canada. An Asian woman with glasses wears a blue biocontainment suit connected to a respirator while working in a laboratory environment.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5307464.1709351857!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/xiangguo-qiu.jpg)
The release earlier this week of hundreds of documents has pulled the curtain back on an explosive national security case that led to the firing of two scientists from the Winnipeg-based National Microbiology Lab.