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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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Quantum mechanics and the puzzle of human consciousness
Exploring how quantum processes in the brain might shape our experiences.
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Next Generation Leaders program returns for 2024
Applications now open for an engaging, collaborative opportunity for emerging scientific leaders.
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Hope for kids with IBD: New trial aims to improve treatment
Allen Institute for Immunology and Seattle Children's Research Institute launch study to unravel the molecular mysteries of pediatric IBD.
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Exploring the mind’s mysteries with Christof Koch
In his latest book, Koch navigates ‘the sheer wonder and miracle of existence and that we are conscious at all.’
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How vision sculpts the developing brain
Nature study reveals the key role vision plays in shaping the brain’s mosaic of neurons.
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First-ever BrainFest inspires young minds at Pacific Science Center
Allen Institute and Pacific Science Center partnership kicks off with a cerebral celebration
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Unraveling the Complexity of the Mammalian Brain
Scientists used advanced, single-cell genomics and spatial mapping technologies to reveal this complex and rich cellular landscape.
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Allen Institute joins the Weill Neurohub
Newest member of the research network will bring large-scale data collection and cutting-edge analysis to help discover new therapies for disease.
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SciShots: a heart on a chip
Heart cells hit a tiny “gym” to help scientists screen for toxic cancer drugs
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How your immune system changes over time
Study reveals a type of T cell that vanishes with age and time’s toll on ‘age-resistant’ immune cells
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Billionaire Paul Allen Donates $100 Million To Fund A 'Manhattan Project' For Human Disease
Paul Allen, the Microsoft cofounder turned billionaire philanthropist, will donate $100 million to create a research center tasked with investigating the inner workings of human cells. The ultimate goal is to deepen our understanding of how diseases emerge and how they can be treated and prevented.
Biologists Get $100 Million From Billionaire Paul Allen To Investigate Cells
With a gift of $100 million from billionaire philanthropist Paul G. Allen, scientists will embark on an effort to understand how cells work and how they malfunction in disease. Leaders of this new endeavor announced the launch of the Seattle-based Allen Institute for Cell Science today at the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology in Philadelphia.
Billionaire Paul Allen donates $100m to new ‘industrial scale’ effort to understand human cells
Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen is donating $100 million of his fortune to launch what he calls an “industrial-scale” effort to understand the basic building block of all living things: the cell.
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