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Black and white image of a fusion of silicone and human cells designed to mimic the heart’s mechanics.

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SciShots: A heart on a chip

02.14.2024

Heart cells hit a tiny “gym” to help scientists screen for toxic cancer drugs

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KOMO: Human-induced stem cells from Seattle now in space

06.05.2023

The stem-cell study is part of a series of NASA-funded experiments led by researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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FOX13: Stem cells from Seattle’s Allen Institute to be studied on private mission to space

06.05.2023

The groundbreaking experiment is part of a private mission to the International Space Station.

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The interior design of our cells

01.04.2023

Database of 200,000 cell images yields new mathematical framework to understand our cellular building blocks

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SciShots: The brain’s mysterious, multipurpose immune system

09.16.2022

Microglial cells act as the brain’s waste disposal when healthy — can they be manipulated to protect against disease?

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Look in the labs | Cell Science

09.12.2022

Cells are the building blocks of life.

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The author, an intern in the editorial and media team of the Communications department, presents her poster on effective science communication strategies and the articles she wrote for the Allen Institute website. Photo by Jenny Burns / Allen Institute

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23 interns, 4 coffee machines, 1 summer: Through the eyes of this year’s cohort of budding science professionals

08.26.2022

Allen Institute welcomes interns on-site for the first time since 2019 — these are some of their stories

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SciShots: Brain tumors in high-res

06.30.2022

Scientists are using tumor “spheroids” to study glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer

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SciShots: Exploring cellular variability

06.10.2022

Scientists are studying the wide range of “normal” within human cells

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Science in Sixty | Irina Mueller

05.23.2022

A recipe for success — Scientific Program Manager, Irina Mueller, supports interdisciplinary teams working together to understand the human cell.

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SciShots: The labyrinthian protein factory of the cell

05.06.2022

Graphics software for microscope imagery lights up the endoplasmic reticulum

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SciShots: Gentle imaging for delicate cells

04.15.2022

Examining fine cellular details for longer time periods

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SciShots: Modeling for the masses

04.08.2022

New tool helps scientists see how E. coli finds its center

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Online simulations offer scientists new views inside cells

04.04.2022

Simularium Viewer provides interactive visual outputs of computational, biological models

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SciShots: Rare kraken cell line released

04.01.2022

Illuminating structures in Magnumlolligo glacies cells with unprecedented detail

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SciShots: One happy cell (nucleus)

03.25.2022

Explorations of the nuclear envelope, the thin membrane surrounding a cell’s chromosomes, reveal unexpected wrinkles

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SciShots: Cellular scaffolding

02.04.2022

Computer animation techniques light up cells’ inner workings

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SciShots: An assortment of heart cells

01.21.2022

Scientists are capturing the wide visual diversity of human cells

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Allen Institute researchers have found that there’s more to our cells than genes alone reveal. Here, an image of human heart muscle cells, or cardiomyocytes, grown from human stem cells shows the variability in organization among structures inside the cells.

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To understand human cells, scientists look beyond genes

06.16.2021

Deep dive into detailed images of human heart cells uncovers a disconnect between gene expression and cell structure

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Science in Sixty | Ru Gunawardane

04.12.2021

Ru Gunawardane, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Allen Institute for Cell Science, where she leads a team of scientists, engineers, artists and...

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