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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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Out of Balance | Alyssa’s life with Crohn’s disease
Ever since Alyssa Clements can remember, she’s wanted to be a doctor. Her father is a chiropractor in south New Jersey, and his business partner was...
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New Cell Registry enables exploration of multiple brain cell type datasets
The Allen Institute for Brain Science, a division of the Allen Institute, has debuted a new data exploration tool for brain cell type data.
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How do living creatures take shape?
Think of the shape of life. Living creatures have forms ranging from a tiny rod-shaped bacterium, to a wrinkled, tusked behemoth of an elephant, to a...
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Q&A: A former experimental psychologist with a passion for data governance
Scientists everywhere are struggling with data. Paul Meijer, Ph.D., Director of Software Development at the newly launched Allen Institute for...
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Gene drives get a precision upgrade
Gene drives, a method to “drive” a new gene through a population in a way that bypasses the natural order of inheritance, were first developed...
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A new technique to make beating human heart cells glow
Allen Institute for Cell Science researchers have developed a new technique that will enable better understanding of human heart muscle cells.
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Data Stories | Addiction & the visual system
Researcher Randy Ellis studies computational neuroscience and addiction. Ellis uses the Allen Brain Observatory dataset in his work to find new ways...
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How immune cells detect different threat levels from salmonella
Your immune system has a tough job.
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5 unsolved mysteries about the brain
Can we understand our own brains? We have a long way to go, neuroscientists say.
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Out of Balance | Tom Bumol’s life after lymphoma
What happens when an immunologist gets a life-threatening, immune-related disease? In Bumol’s case, he doubles down on his research.
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Fox 13: Space X launch includes groundbreaking medical study with help from Allen Institute
SpaceX is scheduled to launch Falcon 9 with groundbreaking medical cargo on board. Mireya Garcia spoke with Dr. Arun Sharma, Director of Cedars-Sinai Center for Space Medicine Research, on Good Day Seattle.
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