Let me explain what the most likely scenario is - and what the answers are then to your question and some other common ones...
If I were a bettin' man, I'd bet that Deprived has nailed this explanation correctly in almost every detail.
Agreed. Just wondering what the catalyst could have been. Labcoin, possibly? (rhetorical question).
Burnside has been consulting legal experts for a while now. If the closure is due to them recommending it, then it has nothing to do with Labcoin.