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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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Tracking King County seniors (and their brains) for clues to dementia and Alzheimer’s
(Photo credit: Seattle Times) Among ACT’s most cutting-edge collaborations is a project with researchers at the Allen Institute for Brain Science to identify the biological triggers that instigate Alzheimer’s.
Allen Institute Developing Gene Panel Based on Longitudinal scRNA-seq Analytics Platform
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, Allen Institute scientists described how they were able to pinpoint 220 genes as likely biomarkers for cell types that could indicate immune diseases including influenza and COVID-19.
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