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12.15.2022
$10M in research funding will support cutting-edge projects in protein lifespan and nutrient sensing
11.03.2022
Mouse study reveals many new types of cells known as astrocytes and narrows their role in neurodegenerative disease
08.09.2022
Researchers are developing a fitness wearable to personalize exercise and lower the risks of dementia
08.03.2022
‘Epigenetic clocks’ vary with disease and even by organ, but scientists are still trying to understand why
07.21.2022
Molecular recording device could be used to trace cell-by-cell growth of an entire animal
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05.27.2022
Biologists are studying the neurons and muscle cells of the ctenophore, a type of sea jelly that is the sister group to all other animals
04.22.2022
A delicate molecular dance maintains the blood-brain barrier, protecting the brain while allowing transport of necessary resources
02.14.2022
Scientists release the first cell-by-cell atlas of the human blood-brain barrier.
02.11.2022
Synthetic biology is helping scientists understand development
02.09.2022
$15.5M in research funding will support cutting-edge projects in mammalian synthetic biology, the neuroscience of under-studied animals, and tiny...
01.14.2022
Organoids are miniature versions of organs grown in the lab from stem cells — in many cases, from human stem cells.
12.02.2021
Two Allen Discovery Centers enter their next phase of discovery, poised to address large questions about biology
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Highlights include: $20M in funding to support frontier science, how sped-up evolution may have molded the human brain, upcoming events and more.
09.09.2021
Quickly evolving stretches of DNA unique to humans are important for brain development, a new study finds
06.23.2021
Highlights include a new study by the Allen Discovery Center for Human Brain Evolution, a Science in Sixty video featuring Kathryn Richmond, and more.
04.13.2021
New study traces developmental history of the human body using small differences in DNA between each of our cells
03.23.2021
Molecular clock links immunity, cancer suppression to bats’ extraordinarily long lives; new method could also help conservation efforts
03.18.2021
New open calls for ADI awards, Immunometabolism ADIs announced, and more
02.03.2021
Awards announced today by The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group will fund research in health, disease, and technology development all centered on the...
01.23.2021
‘Queens’ of the rodent colonies age even more slowly than the extremely long-lived naked mole rat
