This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Bar Harbor mice hub fuels world of medical research
Bar Harbor Maine houses The Jackson Laboratory a world leading breeder of mice used in medical research. Each year over 3 million mice ship to laboratories worldwide. The lab maintains 500 strains including ones with kidney disease muscular dystrophy and obesity. Embryos are stored in liquid nitrogen with 300000 frozen specimens. Visitors are screened for mouse exposure and Morrell Park facility enforces strict biosafety. Established 1929 by Clarence Cook Little Bar Harbor was chosen for its philanthropy and summering industrialists.
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