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03.06.2024
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02.14.2024
Heart cells hit a tiny “gym” to help scientists screen for toxic cancer drugs
In the News
06.05.2023
The stem-cell study is part of a series of NASA-funded experiments led by researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
The groundbreaking experiment is part of a private mission to the International Space Station.
News
01.04.2023
Database of 200,000 cell images yields new mathematical framework to understand our cellular building blocks
09.16.2022
Microglial cells act as the brain’s waste disposal when healthy — can they be manipulated to protect against disease?
Video
09.12.2022
Cells are the building blocks of life.
08.26.2022
Allen Institute welcomes interns on-site for the first time since 2019 — these are some of their stories
06.30.2022
Scientists are using tumor “spheroids” to study glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer
06.10.2022
Scientists are studying the wide range of “normal” within human cells
05.23.2022
A recipe for success — Scientific Program Manager, Irina Mueller, supports interdisciplinary teams working together to understand the human cell.
05.06.2022
Graphics software for microscope imagery lights up the endoplasmic reticulum
04.15.2022
Examining fine cellular details for longer time periods
04.08.2022
New tool helps scientists see how E. coli finds its center
04.04.2022
Simularium Viewer provides interactive visual outputs of computational, biological models
04.01.2022
Illuminating structures in Magnumlolligo glacies cells with unprecedented detail
03.25.2022
Explorations of the nuclear envelope, the thin membrane surrounding a cell’s chromosomes, reveal unexpected wrinkles
02.04.2022
Computer animation techniques light up cells’ inner workings
01.21.2022
Scientists are capturing the wide visual diversity of human cells
06.16.2021
Deep dive into detailed images of human heart cells uncovers a disconnect between gene expression and cell structure
04.12.2021
Ru Gunawardane, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Allen Institute for Cell Science, where she leads a team of scientists, engineers, artists and...