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AI BioDesign accelerator combines experimental biology and artificial intelligence to learn nature’s design rules
Researchers from the Allen Institute, University of Washington, and Fred Hutch Cancer Center, supported by Fund for Science and Technology, will build open AI models, datasets, and tools to accelerate biological design for health, sustainability, and other global challenges

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Revealing the largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain through MICrONS
Scientists have created the largest wiring diagram and functional map of an animal brain
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Attempting the impossible: A 20-year journey to learn the language of the brain
In what is considered the most complicated neuroscience experiment ever attempted, scientists from the Allen Institute and global collaborators have...
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Explore the connections of the brain - MICrONS neuroscience data insights
This video showcases neuroscience data insights from the MICrONS project
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Breakthrough Dravet Syndrome gene therapy in mice brings new hope to families
In a groundbreaking advancement scientists have developed a new gene replacement therapy in mice that could lead to more effective treatments in...
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Brainy fun for all ages at BrainFest 2025
Thousands of visitors gathered to explore their amazing brains at the second annual BrainFest, a partnership of the Allen Institute and Pacific Science Center
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world’s first crowd-sourced neuroscience study aims to understand how our brains predict the future
Using the Allen Institute’s OpenScope platform, experiments will probe brain functions related to "predictive processing"
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The World's Observatory of the Mind | OpenScope
Great questions can come from anywhere. OpenScope is an open platform for high-throughput and reproducible neurophysiology.
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What are the parts of the brain?
Enjoy this visual and informative journey as we explore the brain’s many regions and parts. Scientists at the Allen Institute around the world are...
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What is the brain?
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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From Midwest to Mentorship: A Scientist’s Full-Circle Journey in Neuroscience
At the Allen Institute, Raut took full advantage of the opportunities and independence provided by the three-year-long Shanahan Foundation Fellowship...
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Seattle scientists launch $95 million AI biology effort
The Allen Institute, University of Washington, and Fred Hutch Cancer Center are launching a $95 million effort to use AI to design biology that doesn’t exist in nature. Called AI BioDesign and led scientifically by Nobel laureate David Baker and genome scientist Jay Shendure, the initiative will use AI models to propose new DNA sequences and biological molecules.

AI learns nature’s code: Allen Institute, UW and Fred Hutch launch $95M open science initiative
Three of Seattle’s top scientific institutions are launching a nearly $95 million research initiative that will generate data and train AI models to design proteins and genes that don’t exist in nature — sharing the results freely to help others develop new medicines and materials.

‘It’s going to come quicker than we think’: Parkinson’s advocate shares hope for treatment as Allen Institute launches AI-powered initiative
The institute has launched the Brain Health Accelerator, an international collaboration involving about 30 research organizations that will use artificial intelligence, human brain tissue and advanced cellular mapping to better understand diseases including Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s disease, ALS, Huntington’s disease and Lewy body dementia.
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