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KOMO: Stem cells used during space mission to help researchers study organ development, diseases

Aug 22, 2025

SpaceX is scheduled to launch a rocket into space with the first-ever heart and brain organoids to be grown in space.

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GeekWire: Seattle’s Allen Institute provides stem cells for historic experiments in space

Aug 21, 2025

The Allen Institute is providing stem cells that will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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Inside Precision Medicine: Needed ASAP: The Partnership Rewiring Neurodegeneration Research

Jul 29, 2025

Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s and the Allen Institute will examine neurodegenerative disease copathologies to develop precision medicine.

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GeekWire: Tech Moves

Jul 18, 2025

The Allen Institute announced Sarah Norris Hall as chief financial officer.

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The Transmitter: Neuroscience’s open-data revolution is just getting started

Jul 7, 2025

Data reuse represents an opportunity to accelerate the pace of science, reduce costs and increase the value of our collective research investments.

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Brotman Baty Institute: New Postdoc Fellowship Program Builds on Innovative SeattleHub Research

Jun 11, 2025

Applications are open for the SeaBridge postdoc program with the Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology.

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Scientific American: Engineered Viruses Make Neurons Glow and Treat Brain Disease

Jun 2, 2025

Neuroscientists can now make precise genetic tweaks to the neurons most affected by brain diseases such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and ALS.

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KOMO Seattle: How new biological tools are changing the game in the battle against brain disease

May 30, 2025

Researchers across North America have teamed up to create an arsenal of biological tools to play a critical role in the battle against brain disease.

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BBC Science Focus: How to spot dementia early and reduce your risk by half

May 29, 2025

A team from the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle says Alzheimer's Disease develops in only two distinct phases.

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The Washington Post: Scientists develop gene delivery ‘trucks’ that could treat brain diseases

May 29, 2025

Gene delivery systems can target specific brain cells, leading to treatments for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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