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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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The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Announces Allen Discovery Center at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced today the creation of an Allen Discovery Center for Human Brain Evolution at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, to be led by Christopher A. Walsh, M.D., Ph.D.
Allen Institute for Brain Science releases new data and visualizations for Allen Brain Observatory
The Allen Institute for Brain Science today announced the release of new data and analysis tools for the Allen Brain Observatory: a highly standardized survey of cellular-level neuronal activity in the mouse visual system.
Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group gives $7.5M to studies on epigenetics, aging, evolution
GeekWire - Epigenetics, aging and microbial evolution: Those are the latest words in biomedical research for the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, backed up with $7.5 million in awards for five teams of scientists.
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Names Five Allen Distinguished Investigators
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today announced five new Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) awards to researchers conducting pioneering research in epigenetics, aging and evolution. Each ADI is funded at $1.5 million over three years, totaling $7.5 million in funding.
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