Hurricane Sandy Flooding Kills Thousands of New York U. Lab Mice

The storm wiped out thousands of genetically modified laboratory rodents that were housed in basement rooms at a New York University research center. One lab alone lost some 2,500 mice.

Source: Nytimes

“The combined tide and wind resulted in extensive flooding in the building, and unfortunately, my mouse colonies were wiped out,” said Gordon J. Fishell, associate director of the N.Y.U. Neuroscience Institute. “These animals were the culmination of 10 years of work, and it will take time to replace them.”

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