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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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Team science in the era of remote work
As the COVID-19 pandemic dictates physical distance and many scientists are working from home, how can teams pivot to pull off coordinated research...
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Old age changes the way blood accesses the brain
A new study in mice shows that contrary to longstanding dogma, blood proteins easily cross into the brain, but transport machinery breaks down with ag...
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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
New “Blood Cancer Discoveries Grant Program” supported by a novel three-way collaboration
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Seattle researchers team up to build hi-res brain map of Alzheimer's disease
$40.5M NIH-funded project aims to pinpoint cells at the root of the progressive brain disease and home in on new therapeutic targets
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Cell Shorts | Lab-grown human skin holds promise for skin grafts
Researchers have succeeded in growing the most lifelike human skin in the lab to date. Allen Institute for Cell Science cell lines formed the basis...
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A new high-resolution, 3D map of the whole mouse brain
The reference atlas, years in the making, offers common ground to put neuroscience findings in context
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Science Matters | Redefining the immune system
"This is simply one of the best opportunities on the planet to really redefine how the immune system will be characterized in the future." Tom Bumol,...
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Gamers square off against scientists in online neuron-tracing game
In a time when millions of people are suddenly working from home - as of this writing, 42 states in the U.S. have enacted state-wide stay-at-home...
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Scientists are working on a face mask that detects coronavirus
Q&A with James Collins, Ph.D., a bioengineer who is developing a diagnostic face mask that signals if the wearer is infected with COVID-19
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Science Matters | Investing in science, investing in the future
University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce talks about the importance of investing in science.
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Data Stories | Understanding STING
See how researcher Kathryn McGuckin Wuertz is trying to understand the relationship between infectious diseases and neurological diseases
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Science Matters | Basic science is not basic
Understanding science -- at the basic level -- is extremely complex and sets the foundation necessary for advancements and discovery. Allen Distinguished Investigator Clodagh O'Shea from the Salk Institute explains why [Basic] #ScienceMatters.
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Brotman Baty Institute: Promising Young Scientist: A Researcher Finds ‘Perfect Match for My Professional Interests’ at Seattle Hub
As a teenager, Hina Iftikhar set her sights on practicing medicine in her home country of Pakistan. But her father, a physician, was convinced she could “do much more interesting things in life than become a doctor.”
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News: Gene Therapy Tested in Mice Offers New Hope for People with Dravet Syndrome
Scientists from the Allen Institute and Seattle Children’s Research Institute have announced a breakthrough in the development of gene replacement therapies for Dravet syndrome.
Brotman Baty Institute: Washington Research Foundation Awards $10M to Seattle Hub to Advance Cell and Genome Technologies
Five-year grant, one of the largest in the foundation's history, will support groundbreaking work by Brotman Baty Institute and the Allen Institute.
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