150 brains for autism research are destroyed

The freezer at a Harvard University hospital had a problem that caused one-third of the world's largest brain collection to study autism in Massachusetts (USA) was destroyed.

Autism research works are affected
serious after the incident at McLean Hospital

Fox News quoted Dr. Francine Benes, director of Harvard Brain Cell Source Center, saying that McLean Hospital's freezer was broken and stopped chilling in May, but did not give warning signals to the authorities. institute.

Approximately 150 brains stored inside have been defrosted and begin the decomposition process, according to the Boston Globe.

'This is an extremely precious collection. No one can convert their value into money , 'said Dr. Benes.

Carlos Pardo, an assistant professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins University, estimates that the loss of brain cells could repel autism studies about a decade.

According to the initial assessment, this freezer has stopped running for 3 days before being detected. It contains 150 brain samples collected from people with neurological conditions, including autism, Parkinson's disease and epilepsy.