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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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How do human neurons respond to psychedelics?
Neuroscientists send live human brain samples on a trip to glean insights into consciousness, therapy for depression and anxiety
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SciShots: illuminating a mysterious brain structure
Neuroscientists are shedding literal light on the mouse claustrum, a tiny part of the brain with an outsized number of connections
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Lake Conferences
The Lake Conferences are a new series of four biannual conferences aiming to provide stimulating forums to broad research communities in key developing areas of neuroscience.
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SciShots: brain cells named for stars contribute to Alzheimer’s
Mouse study reveals many new types of cells known as astrocytes and narrows their role in neurodegenerative disease
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Allen Institute names Chris Beaudoin as Chief Operations Officer
Beaudoin brings more than two decades of leadership experience in the healthcare field to the Institute
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Allen Institute to become part of ShakeAlert® Earthquake early warning system along the west coast
Emergency alerts provide vital seconds for people to shelter in place or better secure their environment
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SciShots: the brain’s cleanup crew and paramedics
The shape-shifting microglia play a vital role in maintaining brain health
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Mapping the whole human brain: Allen Institute to lead global collaboration
NIH BRAIN Initiative to fund primate brain atlases, maps of developing mouse brain, coordination and knowledge sharing, and brain function research
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SciShots: the brain’s mysterious, multipurpose immune system
Microglial cells act as the brain’s waste disposal when healthy - can they be manipulated to protect against disease?
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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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