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Brainy fun for all ages at BrainFest 2025

Mar 18, 2025

Thousands of visitors gathered to explore their amazing brains at the second annual BrainFest, a partnership of the Allen Institute and Pacific...

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SciShots: Lighting up neurons to combat ALS

Aug 14, 2024

Scientists have found a way to selectively target neurons damaged in spinal motor diseases.

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Black and white image of a fusion of silicone and human cells designed to mimic the heart’s mechanics.

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SciShots: A heart on a chip

Feb 14, 2024

Heart cells hit a tiny “gym” to help scientists screen for toxic cancer drugs

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SciShots: A tree-like mouse lung

Aug 7, 2023

Scientists are learning the bartering system of two cell types to understand the lifecycle of a lung

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SciShots Blood Vessel

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SciShots: How to feed mini-organs

May 17, 2023

Scientists are making lab-grown mini-organs more lifelike by adding blood vessels

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An astrocyte from the striatum

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SciShots: Star-shaped brain cells linked to OCD

Apr 26, 2023

Mouse study finds disease-linked molecule influences the intricate, beautiful patterns of the brain cells known as astrocytes.

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Microscopic view of a macrophage with actin highlighted in red and antibody-coated beads in yellow

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SciShots: Tracking immune cells’ digestion

Apr 3, 2023

Scientists are watching cells swallow microscopic beads in the hopes of better understanding the autoimmune disorder rheumatoid arthritis 

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SciShots: Who talks to the visual part of the brain?

Dec 22, 2022

Technique built off rabies virus lets scientists trace backward flow of neural activity in the mouse brain

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A portion of the mouse brain in gray showing colorful red and blue dots in the cortex.

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SciShots: Illuminating a mysterious brain structure

Nov 11, 2022

Neuroscientists are shedding literal light on the mouse claustrum, a tiny part of the brain with an outsized number of connections

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SciShots: Brain-o-lantern

Oct 31, 2022

Quality control spies a spooky brain

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