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The brain cells that drive schizophrenia
A new study led by researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Solna, Sweden, in collaboration with scientists from the Allen Institute and others, has pinpointed specific cell types in the brain that may contribute to schizophrenia.
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Researchers around the world use publicly available Ivy Glioblastoma Atlas Project to investigate aggressive brain cancer
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The Allen Institute for Cell Science today launched the Allen Integrated Cell, the world's first predictive and comprehensive 3D model of a live human cell.
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See how New York high school student Kathleen Esfahany used data from the Allen Brain Observatory to explore the organization and structure of six...
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An ancient pathway that relays visual information in the mammalian brain
Have you ever jumped in fear, and then a split second later realized that a spider (or a spider-shaped shadow) was at the edge of your vision?
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Allen Cell Methods: RNP transfection for gene editing hiPSCs
To ensure researchers have success working with our cell lines, our Maggie Fuqua demonstrates our RNP transfection protocol for gene editing hiPSCs.
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The Allen Institute for Brain Science has produced the first comprehensive, publicly available database of predictive neuron models, along with their...
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The Allen Institute for Immunology, a new division of the Allen Institute, launched today.
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Yahoo News: A new batch of 'brain atlases' shows how brain cells change from embryo to maturity
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Fox 13 Seattle: Why flu shots work differently in older adults
It is flu season and there is some new insight into why vaccines may work less effectively in older adults.
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Science: Can AI capture the mind-boggling complexity of a human cell?
Researchers have started to build systems of equations meant to simulate some of the cell’s workings.
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KOMO: Allen Institute scientists crack code on why flu shots work differently in older adults
Scientists at the Allen Institute are learning more about why vaccines can trigger a weaker response in some older adults.
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The Scientist: Aging Reprograms T Cell Behavior, Weakening Vaccine Responses
By profiling over 16 million immune cells after flu vaccination, scientists discovered that memory T cell function changes with age.
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The Scientist: A Neural Network Maps the Mouse Brain in Unprecedented Detail
Using spatial transcriptomics and AI, researchers redefined the mouse brain’s geography, uncovering hundreds of new subregions.
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Award-winning immunologist ​​Susan Kaech is the new executive vice president of the Allen Institute’s Immunology Moonshot.
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FOX Chicago: Can you really trust your gut? The science behind our 'sixth sense'
This NIH-supported project aims to uncover the body’s true “sixth sense” — the subconscious communication between the brain and organs.
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Time: Why AI Companies Are Racing to Build a Virtual Human Cell
Cells are so complex, which is why some researchers are using AI to take new steps towards the goal of a “virtual cell.”
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