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Different populations of cells in the mouse brain, each one targeted with high specificity by one of the many new genetic tools developed at the Allen Institute.

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GeekWire: Allen Institute taps AWS, Google to spur ‘aha moments’ in neuroscience with new brain research platform

Nov 13, 2025

The project aims to unify brain information from dozens of collaborators, species, and samples that span early development to old age.

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Yahoo News: Two-tiered atlas of the developing human brain offers new hope in Parkinson’s treatment

Nov 12, 2025

This work sits alongside the U.S. NIH BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network to build a complete atlas of human brain cells.

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The Transmitter: A community-designed experiment tests open questions in predictive processing

Nov 12, 2025

More than 50 scientists came together to identify the key missing data needed to rigorously test theoretical models.

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KOMO News: How your immune system remembers past infections and what it means for fighting cancer

Nov 11, 2025

Dr. Susan Kaech, the newly named EVP of the Allen Institute’s Immunology Moonshot joined ‘ARC Seattle’ to discuss immune memory.

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Nature: First ever atlas of brain development shows how stem cells turn into neurons

Nov 6, 2025

Scientists have created the most detailed maps yet of how our brains differentiate from stem cells during embryonic development and early life.

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Reuters: Scientists unveil first draft of atlas of the developing brain

Nov 6, 2025

The research charts brain development in humans and mice and could help scientists tackle brain-related disorders.

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Bloomberg News: Why Vaccines Are Less Effective as You Age

Nov 6, 2025

Researchers are closer to making all types of vaccines tailored specifically for certain age groups.

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Nov 6, 2025

AI was the key that unlocked these brain “neighborhoods.” They could also light the way to curing disorders like Alzheimer’s.

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Live Science: Aging and inflammation may not go hand in hand, study suggests

Nov 5, 2025

A new study helps reveal why some vaccines are less effective in older adults than they are in younger people.

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The Transmitter: Constellation of studies charts brain development, offers ‘dramatic revision’

Nov 5, 2025

Multiple mouse and human brain atlases track the emergence of distinct cell types during development.

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