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Why does The Jackson Laboratory cryopreserve so many mouse strains?

April 26, 2017cryopreserve Jackson laboratory mouse strains

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Why does The Jackson Laboratory cryopreserve so many mouse strains?

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With over 3000 mouse strains available, The Jackson Laboratory does not have enough mouse room space to keep each strain as a live colony. Therefore, the strains with the lowest demand are cryopreserved as frozen embryos and/or sperm.