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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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Research on largest network of cortical neurons to date published in Nature
Even the simplest networks of neurons in the brain are composed of millions of connections, and examining these vast networks is critical to...
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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...
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Paul G. Allen Announces $100 million to Launch The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group will explore the landscape of bioscience and support ideas at the frontier of knowledge to advance science.
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IARPA awards $18.7 million contract to Allen Institute for Brain Science, as part of project with Baylor College of Medicine and Princeton University, to reconstruct neuronal connections
Largest reconstruction of connections between cortical brain cells ever created will shed light on how the brain computes information
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Seeing eye to eye with cell types in the retina
Many types of cells are involved in visual tasks, from gaze control to eye movement reflexes, and even dictating circadian rhythms. This complexity...
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Data Stories | Exploring the teenage brain
Researchers at the University of Cambridge merged data from the Allen Human Brain Atlas with MRI brain scans and made an important discovery about the...
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Introducing The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group
Philanthropist and entrepreneur Paul G. Allen announced an initial commitment of $100 million to create The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group.
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New Allen Institute headquarters
The Allen Institute headquarters was purpose built to support our science.
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Allen Cell Types Database Launched
First-of-its-kind database of individual neurons enables scientists to understand fundamental building blocks of the brain
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International Initiative Launched to Advance State-of-the-Art Digital Tracings of Neurons
BigNeuron project will ‘bench-test’ algorithms on large-scale datasets to define the best 3D methods of reconstructing individual neurons
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