Freezer Failure at Harvard, ‘Could Slow Autism Research by a Decade’

June 11th, 2012

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Freezer Failure at Harvard, ‘Could Slow Autism Research by a Decade’

June 11th, 2012

A freezer malfunction at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital has severely damaged one-third of the worldâ€™s largest collection of autism brain samples, potentially setting back research on the disorder by years, scientists say.

An official at the renowned brain bank in Belmont discovered that the freezer had shut down in late May, without triggering two alarms. Inside, they found 150 thawed brains that had turned dark from decay; about a third of them were part of a collection of autism brains.

â€œThis was a priceless collection,â€™â€™ said Dr. Francine Benes, director of the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center, where the brains were housed. â€œYou canâ€™t express its value in dollar amounts,â€™â€™ said Benes, who is leading one of two internal investigations into the freezer failure.

The damage to these brains could slow autism research by a decade as the collection is restored, said Carlos Pardo, a neuropathologist and associate professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins University.

Research Credit: HPLovecraft666

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