15 reactions | Thank you to the 30,000 of you following our research here on Facebook! As a non-profit, we depend on fundraising to keep these breakthroughs coming. For Giving Tuesday, would you consider becoming a monthly donor? It's the best way to make your impact last more than just a day. Learn more: https://www.jax.org/give/helix/catalyst | The Jackson Laboratory | Facebook

💜 🧠 June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month! Join JAX and the Alzheimer's Association in wearing purple to raise awareness. Learn more about JAX research that aims to #endalzheimers and #dementia before they start: #ENDALZ https://www.jax.org/research-and-faculty/research-centers/alzheimers-disease-center | The Jackson Laboratory

35 reactions · 5 comments | Have you or someone you know been touched by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)? Researcher Cat Lutz reflects on her own family's journey with the disease, hope for potential treatments and improved quality of life, and JAX's ongoing fight against degenerative diseases that have touched so many individuals and their loved ones. | The Jackson Laboratory | Facebook

11K views · 184 reactions | BREAKING ️: We're Sending Mighty Mice to Space!  Over the course of 40 days at the International Space Station, researchers will determine the effect of microgravity on JAX's Mighty Mice – genetically engineered mice that lack myostatin and therefore display increased muscle mass.  #miceinspace https://www.jax.org/personalized-medicine/mighty-mice-in-space | The Jackson Laboratory | Facebook

9.8K views · 71 reactions | For more than 30 years, JAX has used cryopreservation to safeguard embryos and sperm from research mice. Using in vitro fertilization, JAX has created a new colony of specialized hACE2 mice to support global research on COVID-19. https://www.jax.org/news-and-insights/2020/march/saving-science-by-saving-mice | The Jackson Laboratory | Facebook

樂 What is senescence? Learn how researchers at JAX analyze tissues for SenNet, a program established to better understand senescence by comparing tissues from healthy humans and mice across lifespans: https://www.jax.org/research-and-faculty/research-labs/the-robson-lab | The Jackson Laboratory | Facebook