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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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DNA Typewriter keeps a record of cells’ long histories
Molecular recording device could be used to trace cell-by-cell growth of an entire animal
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SciShots: the 3D network inside a mouse’s brain
Scientists are piecing together the puzzle of the brain using light-sheet microscopy
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SciShots: brain tumors in high-res
scientists are using tumor “spheroids” to study glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer
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SciShots: exploring cellular variability
Scientists are studying the wide range of “normal” within human cells
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Out of Balance | Sarah’s experience with multiple myeloma
Sarah Kaufmann-Fink was diagnosed with cancer as a college student. 17 years and one relapse later, she’s pushing for more research.
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Science in Sixty | Greg Szeto
Greg Szeto Ph.D., Associate Investigator at The Allen Institute for Immunology, has a passion for immunology, virology, bioengineering, computer science…and photographing live music! Check out our latest Science In Sixty feature.
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A new open-access portal for human immunology data and tools
The Human Immune System Explorer offers an inside view into ongoing research on human health and disease
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SciShots: glowing muscles of the comb jelly
Biologists are studying the neurons and muscle cells of the ctenophore, a type of sea jelly that is the sister group to all other animals
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Science in Sixty | Irina Mueller
A recipe for success - Scientific Program Manager, Irina Mueller, supports interdisciplinary teams working together to understand the human cell.
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SciShots: a quartet of brain cells
Scientists are sifting through the hundreds of thousands of brain cells present in a cubic millimeter of mouse brain
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70cm axon, 35,000 neurons, 400,000 cells: Researchers map brain’s ‘blue place'
Scientists have mapped the locus coeruleus in unprecedented detail, revealing that it operates like a targeted postal network rather than a loudspeaker, sending norepinephrine to specific brain regions.
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