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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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Allen Institute adds former Washington governor, executives from JPMorgan Chase and Deloitte to Board of Directors
The Allen Institute today announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors: Margaret Anderson, Managing Director with Deloitte...
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Data Stories | A tiny brain structure with an outsized role in neurological disorders
Emily Sylwestrak, Ph.D., has a hard time putting her finger on the exact moment her interest in science began. It’s always been there, for as long...
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Peter Skene | Transforming outcomes for patients
See how Peter Skene, director of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the Allen Institute for Immunology is working to answer this question and...
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New CRISPR-based technique in mice upends rules of genetic inheritance
The way we inherit genes is responsible for much of humanity’s incredible diversity.
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Out of Balance | Linda's life with RA
Linda Sloate is one of more than a million people in this country living with rheumatoid arthritis
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The genes that build our brains - and may drive neuropsychiatric diseases
One of the most complicated parts of your body - your brain - takes decades to come into its own. Human brain development begins before we are...
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Announcing the Allen Institute for Immunology, a new research endeavor focused on human immune health and disease
Seeded by $125 million donation by the late Paul G. Allen, the Allen Institute for Immunology will study human immune health, cancer, and autoimmune...
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Two years of glowing cells for science
Cells that have been engineered to pinpoint specific parts with glowing molecular labels, part of the Allen Cell Collection.
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This human neuron is on a different wavelength than its mouse counterpart
Researchers at the Allen Institute have uncovered subtle but intriguing differences between a mouse and human neuron of the same kind. The differences...
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What’s hot in neuroscience in 2018?
Given the vast array of tasks our brains and the rest of our nervous systems accomplish day in and day out - from movement to sensation to plain old...
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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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