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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 Education Lab to offer innovative training and workshops to current and future scientists
The custom-built learning space immerses students, educators, and scientists in authentic learning experiences
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Scientists create next generation of tools in battle against brain disease: The Armamentarium
The findings contained in eight studies could lead to targeted gene therapies for brain disorders
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Allen Institute launches new initiative to transform our understanding of how human cells build tissues and organs
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Landmark experiment sheds new light on the origins of consciousness
Findings suggest it may be about sensory processing and perception, with possible implications for diagnosing and treating comas or vegetative states.
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Jessica Oparebea is hoping to use science to heal and restore lives
Driven by a passion for neuroscience and optics, and inspired by the TReND-CaMinA workshop, Jessica hopes to develop breakthroughs in brain-machine interfaces
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Scientists complete largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain to date
The MICrONS Project is considered the most complicated neuroscience experiment ever attempted
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Revealing the largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain through MICrONS
Scientists have created the largest wiring diagram and functional map of an animal brain
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Attempting the impossible: A 20-year journey to learn the language of the brain
In what is considered the most complicated neuroscience experiment ever attempted, scientists from the Allen Institute and global collaborators have...
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Explore the connections of the brain - MICrONS neuroscience data insights
This video showcases neuroscience data insights from the MICrONS project
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Breakthrough Dravet Syndrome gene therapy in mice brings new hope to families
In a groundbreaking advancement scientists have developed a new gene replacement therapy in mice that could lead to more effective treatments in...
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The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group UC Berkeley's Jennifer Doudna a New Allen Distinguished Investigator
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today named Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., at the University of California, Berkeley an Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) with an award for “Antiviral Machinery and Cell Editing Platforms” at the frontier of RNA targeting and cell editing.
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Names UC San Diego's Ethan Bier a New Allen Distinguished Investigator
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today named Ethan Bier, Ph.D., at the University of California, San Diego, an Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) with an award for research at the frontier of evolutionary developmental biology titled “Biological Innovation and Active Genetics.”
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Names MIT's James J. Collins a New Allen Distinguished Investigator
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced today the award of an Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) award for “Synthetic Biology Applications to Antimicrobial Resistance” to James J. Collins, Ph.D., at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for research at the frontier of antibiotic resistance.
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Names ICM's Bassem Hassan a New Allen Distinguished Investigator
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today named Bassem Hassan, Ph.D., at the Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM) in Paris an Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) with an award for research at the frontier of neural circuit development and behavior, titled “How developmental noise in neural circuit development determines the unique behavior of individuals.”
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