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Simularium: Accelerating discovery by animating insight

Sep 17, 2025

Simularium is an innovative online tool designed by the Allen Institute’s Cell Science team that visualizes 4D simulations (animations) of complex...

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What is open science

Sep 15, 2025

How sharing knowledge accelerates innovation and advances discovery 

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What Are the Parts of a Cell?

Jul 29, 2025

From mitochondria to endoplasmic reticulum, this educational video explores the major cell organelles and their functions.

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Before the breakthrough: Why basic science matters

Jul 22, 2025

A look at how the Allen Institute uses basic science to drive discovery and future breakthroughs.

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Empowering the Next Generation Through Open Science

Jun 18, 2025

The Allen Institute's Education and Engagement Program is designed to open the doors of discovery to students, educators, and working scientists alike...

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Allen Institute Education Lab to offer innovative training and workshops to current and future scientists

May 22, 2025

The custom-built 1327 ft² learning space immerses students, educators, and scientists in authentic learning experiences powered by the Allen...

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CellScapes: Launching a new era of cellular biology

May 15, 2025

CellScapes introduces a groundbreaking approach that will combine cutting-edge imaging and powerful computer models to track how cells change,...

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Revealing the largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain through MICrONS

Apr 9, 2025

Scientists have created the largest wiring diagram and functional map of an animal brain

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Explore the connections of the brain – MICrONS neuroscience data insights

Apr 9, 2025

This video showcases neuroscience data insights from the MICrONS project

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The World’s Observatory of the Mind | OpenScope

Mar 14, 2025

Great questions can come from anywhere. OpenScope is an open platform for high-throughput and reproducible neurophysiology.

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What is the brain?

Mar 11, 2025

The brain is one of the most mysterious organs in the human body. Dr. Kaitlyn Casimo, an education and engagement manager at Allen Institute, shares...

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A Decade of Discovery at the Allen Institute for Cell Science

Dec 11, 2024

Celebrating 10 Years of Impact

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Allen Institute for Cell Science releases first disease cell line collection to accelerate discovery

Jun 4, 2024

Developing a “disease in a dish” to help treat disease in the body.

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20 Years of Allen Impact

Jan 4, 2024

Celebrating 20 years of Allen Imapact

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Scientific Overview | ExA-SPIM

Jul 13, 2023

A high-level explanation of the protocols necessary to implement the Expansion Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy (ExA–SPIM) pipeline

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A new, custom-built microscope is capturing stunning views of the brain

Jun 12, 2023

‘ExA-SPIM’ microscope borrows from electronics industry to image incredible detail in an entire mouse brain

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At the Allen Institute

Mar 16, 2023

Meet the people who make our work possible

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Look in the labs | Electron Microscopy Suite

Sep 15, 2022

See how researchers at the Allen Institute are using electron microscopy to map intricate connections between brain cells at ultra-high resolution.

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Opening up about open science

Sep 15, 2022

In five words, more or less, what does open science mean to you? We asked our talented teams at the Allen Institute who work on openly available...

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