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A college janitor turned off a freezer in a lab to silence 'annoying alarms,' but destroyed $1 million in scientific research in the process, a lawsuit claims

A janitor accidentally destroyed $1 million of scientific research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.Hang Yu/Getty A janitor destroyed $1 million in scientific research after turning off a super ...
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RPI sues after cleaner's error allegedly destroyed decades of research

TROY — A custodial worker switched off a super-cold freezer in a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute lab — destroying decades of scientific research and causing a least $1 million in damage, according to ...
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University of Iowa research lab in Coralville destroyed in March 31 tornado

A University of Iowa research lab in Coralville suffered “irreparable” damage in March 31 storms that caused multiple tornadoes across eastern Iowa, the university's Iowa Now news service is reporting ...
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A college janitor turned off a freezer in a lab to silence 'annoying alarms,' but destroyed $1 million in scientific research in the process, a lawsuit claims

A janitor destroyed $1 million in scientific research after turning off a super cold freezer in a lab. He had heard "annoying alarms" coming from the freezer where over 20 years of research were ...