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GeekWire: Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology lands $10M to support ‘DNA Typewriter’ technology

Mar 6, 2025

The Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology is receiving a $10 million grant to support the training of new scientists and the launch of biotech startups...

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Cell ‘fingerprints’ identify distinct cortical networks

Mar 3, 2025

These networks align with different assemblages of cells, a finding that could reveal how cellular diversity influences brain function, according to a...

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A visualization of a large-scale model of a mouse visual cortex brain circuit, built at the Allen Institute and containing 230,000 neuron building-block models, recently published in the journal Neuron. Image courtesy of Sergey Gratiy, Ph.D.

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The last two-author neuroscience paper?

Mar 3, 2025

Author lists on papers have ballooned, and it’s getting hard to discern contribution.

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Learn How the Brain Ages at the Cellular Level

Mar 3, 2025

Join Dr. Kelly Jin, a scientist at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, as she discusses new research on how our brains change as we age.

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Science in Seattle: Tissue-Resident Memory CD8 T Cell Diversity

Feb 5, 2025

This week, we profile a recent publication in Nature by Dr. Maximilian Heeg’s (pictured) lab and the Goldrath Lab from the Allen Institute for...

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Alex Heubeck, M.S., B.S. works with blood samples at Allen Institute

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GEN News: “Suspended Animation” Technique for Blood Draws Designed to Aid Research for Underserved Populations

Jan 13, 2025

If a patient or research study volunteer is having a blood draw at or near a research facility that can perform this type of experiment on site, time...

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KIRO Radio: Keep your brain sharp, simple lifestyle changes backed by Seattle research

Jan 13, 2025

A recent study from the Allen Institute in Seattle, led by scientist Hongkui Zeng, offers promising insights into how everyday choices can help...

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NY Post: Researchers discover aging ‘hotspot’ in the brain — and it could have big implications for patients

Jan 13, 2025

In a study of mice, researchers at the Allen Institute identified certain cells that showed “major changes” with age, particularly in one specific...

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This image shows non -neuronal brain cells called tanycytes, are illuminated and color coded according to their depth, in the hypothalamus brain of a mouse. They are one of the c ell types in the mouse brain that show a large number of gene transcripts changing with age.

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Jan 13, 2025

Neuronal and non-neuronal cells throughout the brain also express genes—particularly those related to neuronal structure and immune...

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Three scientists looking over data at the Allen Institute.

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Jan 13, 2025

Recent advertisements are promoting becoming "younger this year" and learning to "hack your metabolism." But how much science is there to support...

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