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From scientific breakthroughs to new open‑source tools, the Allen Institute’s work is reshaping how science is done—and who it’s for. Explore the latest news, stories, and highlights from across our research, partnerships, and open science efforts.
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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Open Science Week | Michael Stryker, Ph.D.
Science has the maximum benefit to society when results & discoveries are made as quickly as possible. Our Board member Michael Stryker explains...
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Open Science Week | Denise Cai, Ph.D.
"The Allen Institute has been a leader in spearheading the open science movement," explains Next Generation Leader Denise Cai, Ph.D. This movement is...
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Open Science Week | Neville Sanjana, Ph.D.
Equal access to scientific resources is enabled by open science. Next Generation Leader Neville Sanjana, Ph.D., describes how this is especially...
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Open Science Week | Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Ph.D.
Saving scientists valuable time and resources - our commitment to open science is filling an important niche in the cell biology community...
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Open datasets can support virtual science education
As science classes move online, some teachers are turning to the Allen Institute’s public resources to build virtual experiments and prepare students for real-world research.
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The future of brain cell types research: A Q&A with Hongkui Zeng
New efforts to understand the human brain, the ‘why’ behind the cell types, and how technology drives neuroscience
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New image-reading software to level the microscopy image playfield
Open-source AICSImageIO library, developed for cell biologists, faithfully converts proprietary microscope image files into an open format
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Science is...
Science is everywhere. Science is all of us. See what science is to our Allen Institute team.
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5 cool things your immune system can do
Hack evolution, keep lifelong exposure records and more - immunologists share some of the far-out cellular feats happening in your body on a regular...
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Cytiva licenses Allen Institute’s advanced machine learning technology to develop new cell imaging techniques
Strategic license to advance the field of 3D and live cell imaging
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KIRO Radio: Breakthroughs in Synthetic Biology
(Interview starts 11:35 in) Troy McDiarmid from the Seattle Center for Synthetic Biology describes the innovative research underway to create cellular recorders that will track the full life histories of human cells to better understand disease.
Puget Sound Business Journal: Seattle biotech research hub launches with big goals for growth, scientific advances
The Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology is developing technology to monitor genomic changes in cells in real time, in turn showing cells' whole histories and the genetic causes of disease.
Inside Precision Medicine: How Single-Cell Omics is Revolutionizing Our View Of Neurobiology
(Photo credit: miakievy / Getty Images) The adult human brain is made up of billions of neurons and glial cells. Understanding the diversity of these cells and their distinctive gene-regulatory mechanisms is crucial for determining how the brain works and, in turn, for developing treatments for neurologic disorders
GeekWire: Inside the new Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, which uses DNA to ‘record biology over time’
(Photo credit: Charlotte Schubert) Researchers opened the doors Monday to the new Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, a collaboration between the Allen Institute, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the University of Washington.
Science Friday: 3,000 Types Of Brain Cells Categorized In Massive Brain Cell Atlas
In October 2023, an international group of scientists released an impressively detailed cell atlas of the human brain, published in 21 papers in the journals Science, Science Advances and Science Translational Medicine.
STAT: Allen Institute CEO Rui Costa on mapping the brain and paying early-career scientists decent salaries
Mapping the billions of cells that make up the brain is a task mammoth enough to keep hundreds of researchers across continents busy for years. But it’s just one of several ambitious projects the Allen Institute is helping tackle.
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