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Projects launch to map brain connections in mouse and macaque

09.26.2023

NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded research will lay the groundwork to map entire brains in incredible detail

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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and Executive of King County, Dow Constantine, declare Saturday, September 16 "Open Science Day"

09.15.2023

This honor marks Allen Institute’s 20th Anniversary

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Comb jellies gives scientists hints of our nervous system's past

08.29.2023

Ignored for a hundred years, comb jelly research is back in business

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Lab Notes | The mystery of long COVID

08.17.2023

Where are we with long COVID? Researchers at the Allen Institute and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center are working to understand the science behind this...

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Aging is evolutionary, according to a new molecular ‘clock’ that predicts age in all mammals

08.14.2023

The first-of-its-kind clock could also be used to test rejuvenation therapies

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Brain expansion brings bigger brains and clearer images, with the help of a diaper chemical

08.03.2023

Clear, jelly-like mouse brains are the new gamechangers in neuroscience

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New OpenScope projects aim to shed light on how we process our visual world

07.11.2023

OpenScope is a shared neuroscience platform modeled after astronomy’s shared observatories

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

06.12.2023

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

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Look in the labs | Immunology

09.14.2022

What makes the human immune system healthy, and what goes wrong in disease?

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research and The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Partner to Award $6.75M in New Grants to Drive the Next Wave of Novel Cancer Therapies

07.01.2020

New “Blood Cancer Discoveries Grant Program” supported by a novel three-way collaboration

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Out of Balance | Maria’s journey with melanoma

11.11.2019

Maria Melvin can credit a dress for catching her cancer early.

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Out of Balance | Tom Bumol’s life after lymphoma

02.26.2019

What happens when an immunologist gets a life-threatening, immune-related disease? In Bumol’s case, he doubles down on his research.