The world's foremost supplier of genetically engineered mice, the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, is scurrying to hire as many as 20 geneticists over the next three to four years. These scientists will join the 23 principal investigators currently working at the lab, says its director, Kenneth Paigen.
Struck by a fire in May 1989 that left five men injured, destroyed an entire wing of the complex, and killed 350,000 mice, Jackson Lab has recovered and is now expanding its facilities.
An $11 million, 49,000-square-foot research building is being designed by Boston-based contractor Payette Inc. According to Paigen, the new workplace, scheduled to open in October 1993, will have space for 16 investigative teams.
Additionally, says Paigen, though not related to the new building, construction of four new mouse rooms to house and clean the small rodents will be completed within a year. Since the fire, a portion of ...
