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Four different kinds of brain cells are shown in high resolution. A large green neuron in the center is surrounded by different kinds of brain cells in purple, gold and pink.

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Brain scientists unveil wiring diagram containing 200,000 cells and nearly half billion connections in tiny piece of a mouse’s brain

Jul 29, 2021

Detailed map captures 3D shapes of neurons and their synapses in stunning detail and is open to community for neuroscience and machine learning...

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Allen Institute researchers have found that there’s more to our cells than genes alone reveal. Here, an image of human heart muscle cells, or cardiomyocytes, grown from human stem cells shows the variability in organization among structures inside the cells.

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To understand human cells, scientists look beyond genes

Jun 16, 2021

Deep dive into detailed images of human heart cells uncovers a disconnect between gene expression and cell structure

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A colorful illustration of a mouse brain showing oversized neurons superimposed on it, on a black background.

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Study maps all the types of neurons across two major structures of the mouse brain

May 18, 2021

Cell-type parts list of the mouse neocortex and the hippocampal formation yields new information about how the mammalian brain evolved and develops

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New technique explores the ins and outs of our immune cells

May 6, 2021

Method that captures 3 different characteristics of individual human cells at once can shed light on aging and disease.

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Allen Institute and BioMarin team up to develop gene therapies for rare brain diseases.

Apr 28, 2021

The collaboration leverages technologies intended to target gene expression to specific cells within the central nervous system

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Your life history is written in your cells’ mutations

Apr 13, 2021

New study traces developmental history of the human body using small differences in DNA between each of our cells

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Allen Institute adds leading health care attorney to board of directors

Apr 8, 2021

Carla DewBerry brings expertise in health care law and background in nonprofit philanthropic boards to the research organization’s governing board

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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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