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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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‘For most of us, the immune system does the impossible’: Q&A with an immunology expert
Immunologist Troy Torgerson shares insights on research in the time of coronavirus, why the immune system is so fascinating, and the largest mysteries of human health and disease
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Science Matters | Science that stands the test of time
It’s almost impossible to make further scientific advances without basic - foundational - science. Baljit Khakh a scientist at UCLA and Allen...
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Allen Institute announces new phase of neuroscience research
Cell Types and MindScope research programs to enter new stages of resource generation and discovery; another neuroscience division to launch in 2022
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Scientists recreated part of the mouse brain on a computer - and showed it movies
The 230,000-cell simulation of part of the visual system can serve as a testbed for understanding general principles of the brain, its creators say
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what’s your favorite neuron? we asked five neuroscientists.
Once you’ve read this, you might have one too
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Data Stories | What our heartbeats reveal about our brains
The human brain pulses every time the heart beats. Scientists have used that tiny jiggle to reveal new insights about our neurons.
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Competition yields new approaches to trace development, cell by cell
The Allen Institute and Sage Bionetworks announced winners of the Allen Institute Cell Lineage Reconstruction DREAM Challenge
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New clues about a huge, rare human brain cell
Study finds human von Economo neurons’ closest cellular cousins and captures first electrical recordings from these large spindle-shaped brain cells
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The neurons that respond to novelty
When mice see unfamiliar images, certain neurons in the visual part of their brains kick into high gear. Scientists think these neurons could be...
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A new discovery about ALS
Stem cell researcher Evangelos Kiskinis and his colleagues discovered a strange — literal — wrinkle in neurons from ALS patients. Allen Institute for Cell Science resources are helping them study these features in more detail.
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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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