UCSF Researcher/Poisoner Liu Freed from Jail

Cover your cups of coffee and tea. Ben Chun Liu, the UCSF urology researcher who allegedly poisoned his colleague because he was "stressed," is free today. A San Francisco judge ordered him free while lab tests continue. Liu is awaiting trial for attempting to murder his coworker, Mei Cao, 44, by adding a hint of ethidium bromide into her drinking cup at her work station. He must return to court on December 18.
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