News items and announcements by date

DateNews/announcement
November 6, 2009 Jackson Laboratory Considering New Facility
Expansion Would House an Institute for Personalized Medicine
October 30, 2009 Exploring Gene Networks Involved in Autoimmune Diseases
New Online Tool for Autoimmune Disease Researchers
October 28, 2009 Hair Cell Loss Causes Deafness in Mice
Mutant protein identified in deaf mouse
October 26, 2009 New discounts on JAX® Mice strains—Special J offers
Save 25% off select strains of JAX® Mice, while supplies last
September 30, 2009 "Drug-less" Diabetes/Obesity Vaccine Tested in JAX® Mice
Potential New Vaccine for Metabolic Disorders
September 22, 2009 JAX® Patents Unique Genetic Stability Program
One-of-a-kind Program Patented — Freezes Genetic Drift
September 18, 2009 Experimental MS Therapy: Gift with no Strings Attached
Potential MS Therapy Uses Body's Own Cells
September 11, 2009 MGI Gene-trapped Allele Update
Over 500,000 gene-trapped mouse cell lines and gene trap sequences added
September 8, 2009 JAX Scientists Discover Key Neurodevelopment Mutation
Professor Robert W. Burgess, Ph.D, has been a principal investigator at The Jackson Laboratory since 2001.
September 8, 2009 New Array Can Give Detailed Genetic Profile of Any Mouse
High Resolution Genotyping for the Mouse
September 4, 2009 For Scientists (and Mice) on the Move
Make the Right Move with JAX® Services
September 2, 2009 Are You and Your Mice Ready for Anything?
It's not too late to Implement a Disaster Planning and Preparedness Program
September 1, 2009 Down Syndrome Genes Starve Cancers
People with Down syndrome are 10 times less susceptible to most solid tumors and develop fewer angiogenic diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy and atherosclerosis, than the general population.
August 28, 2009 Mouse Cryopreservation Gaining in Popularity
Researchers Cryopreserving Mouse Strains to Save Resources
August 27, 2009 Improvements in Genotyping Protocols Database
New database ensures all posted protocols are most current
August 23, 2009 The JAX® Volume Pricing Program
Save 5-10% on commonly used JAX® Mice strains
August 21, 2009 Four New JAX® mES Cell Lines Available
Superior quality from gold standard genetically well defined JAX® Mice strains
August 18, 2009 New JAX® Mice for Parkinson's Disease Research
New mouse models faithfully recapitulate human PD
August 13, 2009 JAX to Develop New Mouse Models for Stem Cell Research
The new models will greatly expand our resources for supporting therapeutic stem cell research
August 9, 2009 How It Was Done: Mouse Diversity Genotyping Array
Watch a video of Professor Churchill answering questions about the array
August 7, 2009 Bacterial Product Extends Mouse Life Spans
Rapamycin is the most successful of seven different treatments tested
July 28, 2009 Chinese Herb Offers Hope to MS Patients
JAX® Mice help researchers test new treatments for Multiple Sclerosis
July 21, 2009 Upcoming book on mouse endocrine system development
Pre-order this book and save 20%
July 16, 2009 JAX® NOTES issue 514
The Summer 2009 issue is now available online
July 10, 2009 Novel Leukemia Treatment Discovered in Mice
A new therapy may be on the horizon for leukemia patients
July 8, 2009 Get the big picture
Larger images of all our most popular strains now available on strain data sheets
June 1, 2009 New animal health reports
New enhanced health monitoring protocols better detect the presence of any infectious agents
May 6, 2009 The Jackson Laboratory—West begins a new era in biomedical research
Newly expanded JAX—West in Sacramento, CA, to service explosive growth in West Coast biomedical research