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Annoyed janitor turns off super-cold freezer, destroying decades of scientific work and causing at least $1M in damages: lawsuit (nypost.com)
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[โ€“] fossilesque@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

3:2:1 rule for data. Always have a backup for your backup. I am also surprised something didn't freak out on those refrigerators. Seems like an oversight.

[โ€“] kevin@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

"backing up" biospecimens and other physical samples is not as easy as baking up data. Freeze/thaw often degrades things, and volumes maybe be quite small and not amenable to aliqoting.