The Jackson Laboratory is committed to setting quality standards in animal care and ensuring that these standards are maintained throughout all of our mouse colonies.
JAX® Mice are bred within and shipped from multiple animal rooms. Click here for the most up to date health status reports for all rooms.
British Heart Foundation funds research aimed at supporting the lymphatic system to prevent heart failure.
Dr. Ball develops novel and reproducible statistical resources, facilitating robust scientific discoveries in genetics and...
This poster was inspired by the September/October image of our 2014 JAX® Mice, Clinical & Research Services Calendar, representing the...
A visual guide to the genes influencing coat color.
Find protocols, tips and other resources to assist you genotyping JAX® Mice.
Check the most common PCR questions and answers regarding genotyping research mice.
Learn about the evolution of genetic targeting techniques from ZNFs and TALENs to today’s CRISPR/Cas systems that allow...
The impact of Dr. Snell’s work laid the foundation for understanding how transplantation could be successful both in experimental animals...
B6 and B6N substrains differ genetically as a result of accumulated spontaneous mutations. Learn why it is important not to use different...
Learn how the original BALB/c strain separated into two major substrains (BALB/cJ and BALB/cByJ) and how to decide which one...
The Animal Health Program at JAX ensures the health of our mouse colonies by preventing the entry of pathogens and minimizing opportunities...
JAX provides you comprehensive resources to understand appropriate nomenclature for mouse strains including inbred, substrains,...
Learn what is in the name of genetically engineered and mutant mouse strains.
Helpful hints for understanding hybrid strain nomenclature.
Helpful hints for understanding inbred strain nomenclature.
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