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Behind every science headline is a human story — of curiosity, persistence, collaboration, and discovery. Lab Notes is the Allen Institute podcast that brings those stories to life.

From breakthroughs in neuroscience, cell biology, and immunology to the frontiers shaping the future of health, Lab Notes explores how science actually happens, and the people who make it possible.
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Lab Notes | Taming the Beast

When the first COVID-19 cases began arriving at hospitals int he U.S., doctors nicknamed the illness "The Beast" because of the way it attacked the body.
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podcast / October 20, 2025
Lab Notes | Bridging science fiction and reality: Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology
Global science lies at the edge of a new age of discovery thanks to advances in synthetic biology driving innovations that could reshape human health.
October 20, 2025
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Lab Notes | The neuroscience of addiction and possible paths to a cure
Unraveling the mysteries of substance abuse
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Lab Notes | Why don’t we understand the brain?
Scientists have known for centuries that the brain is the seat of human thought, but we’re still in the dark about how it works.
August 18, 2025
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Lab Notes | The digital brain
Unlocking the Mind's Virtual Twin
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Lab Notes | Cells in space!
Reaching new heights, stem cells from the Allen Institute for Cell Science were flown into space for the first time ever.
May 30, 2024
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Lab Notes | The mystery of long COVID
Where are we with long COVID? Researchers at the Allen Institute and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center are working to understand the science behind this new chronic disease.
August 17, 2023
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Lab Notes | Cracking the code of addiction
Neuroscientists at the Allen Institute and the University of North Carolina are working to crack the biology of reward and addiction. Hear about their work and their hopes for the future of treating addiction in the latest episode of Lab Notes.
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Lab Notes | Bees suffer from social isolation too
Neuroscientist Z Yan Wang investigated how social isolation impacted young bumblebees, and it looks like they grow up to be a little ‘socially awkward.’ Dr. Wang joins Lab Notes to talk about one of her favorite social insects.
August 25, 2022
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Lab Notes | Building a consciousness meter with Christof Koch
Can we put a number on human consciousness?
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