Freezer damages brain samples used to study autism

Published June 11, 2012 9:06pm ET



BELMONT, Mass. (AP) — A freezer malfunctioned at a Harvard-affiliated hospital that oversees the world’s largest collection of autistic brain samples, damaging a third of the scientifically precious specimens and casting doubt on whether they can be used in research.

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