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A new technique lets scientists watch live neurons in glowing color. Here, a piece of human brain tissue, donated by a patient undergoing brain surgery in the Seattle area, is lit up in green and blue thanks to a modified virus that delivers fluorescent labels only to a single class of neuron in the brain. Green cells are inhibitory neurons; blue are all cells.

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Modified, harmless viruses that light up neurons in glowing color could one day deliver treatments for deadly brain diseases

Mar 30, 2021

New neuroscience tools will enable detailed study of brain cells and could form the backbone of targeted gene therapies

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How old is this bat? A new DNA-based test can tell.

Mar 23, 2021

Molecular clock links immunity, cancer suppression to bats’ extraordinarily long lives; new method could also help conservation efforts

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How do you name a neuron?

Mar 18, 2021

A new brain cell lexicon aims to provide a common language for neuroscientists

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Allen Institute adds leading authority on bioethics to board of directors

Mar 16, 2021

Alta Charo brings background and expertise in the law, bioethics and government relations to the nonprofit research organization’s governing board

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Allen Institute launches fellowship for data scientists to study the brain

Mar 8, 2021

The Shanahan Foundation Fellowship at the Interface of Data and Neuroscience, a 3-year fellowship program co-hosted by the Allen Institute and the...

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Celebrating #BlackExcellence at the Allen Institute

Feb 28, 2021

Black History Month 2021, we celebrated Black Excellence across the Allen Institute in a video series featuring members of our team in their own...

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A microscopy image of a section of a mouse colon, showing a protective layer of mucus in green that is often disrupted in human inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD. A team of newly announced Allen Distinguished Investigators is investigating how immune cells, metabolism, gut bacteria and people’s environments contribute to disease variability among IBD patients. Image courtesy of Katharine Ng, Tropini Lab, University of British Columbia.

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New Allen Distinguished Investigators will tackle unanswered questions about metabolism and the immune system

Feb 3, 2021

Awards announced today by The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group will fund research in health, disease, and technology development all centered on the...

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3 immune mysteries of COVID-19 — and 1 big success story

Jan 12, 2021

The pandemic has revealed how much we really don’t know about our own immune systems, experts say

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Science in Sixty | Kathy Richmond

Jan 10, 2021

Kathryn Richmond, Senior Director of The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, is looking for the best ideas out there to change how we think about biology...

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Allen Institute President and Chief Executive Officer, Allan Jones, Ph.D., announces plan to step down in 2021

Jan 6, 2021

Today the Allen Institute’s founding CEO, Allan Jones, Ph.D., announced he will step down after nearly 18 years with the organization.

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