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From scientific breakthroughs to new open‑source tools, the Allen Institute’s work is reshaping how science is done—and who it’s for. Explore the latest news, stories, and highlights from across our research, partnerships, and open science efforts.
Zapping the right brain cells: The path to improved stimulation
New findings could help scientists develop better ways to treat brain disorders with electrical stimulation.
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Human brain tissue stays alive in the lab for three days
For much of his career, neuroscientist Jonathan Ting, Ph.D., studied rodent brains. But because his research relies on live neurons, those studies...
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The brain cells that drive schizophrenia
A new study led by researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Solna, Sweden, in collaboration with scientists from the Allen Institute and others, has pinpointed specific cell types in the brain that may contribute to schizophrenia.
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Brain Tumor Atlas Published in the Journal Science
Researchers around the world use publicly available Ivy Glioblastoma Atlas Project to investigate aggressive brain cancer
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The Allen Integrated Cell launches
The Allen Institute for Cell Science today launched the Allen Integrated Cell, the world's first predictive and comprehensive 3D model of a live human cell.
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Allen Integrated Cell Released Online
Powerful public resource gives researchers a new way to see inside live human cells
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Allen Integrated Cell is a powerful tool for visualizing biology in 3D
Allen Integrated Cell is a new tool that lets anyone visualize cells the way they actually exist in the body.
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Data Stories | Decoding the brain
See how New York high school student Kathleen Esfahany used data from the Allen Brain Observatory to explore the organization and structure of six...
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An ancient pathway that relays visual information in the mammalian brain
Have you ever jumped in fear, and then a split second later realized that a spider (or a spider-shaped shadow) was at the edge of your vision?
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Allen Cell Methods: RNP transfection for gene editing hiPSCs
To ensure researchers have success working with our cell lines, our Maggie Fuqua demonstrates our RNP transfection protocol for gene editing hiPSCs.
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Diversity of Cortical Neurons Captured in Comprehensive Computer Models
The Allen Institute for Brain Science has produced the first comprehensive, publicly available database of predictive neuron models, along with their...
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Fierce Biotech: Allen Institute's cell lines could lead to new drugs for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
(Photo credit: Fierce Biotech) By helping scientists make generalizations about the disease by unearthing the common denominator between mutations, the cells could ultimately lead to more personalized treatment approaches.
KIRO Radio: Breakthroughs in Synthetic Biology
(Interview starts 11:35 in) Troy McDiarmid from the Seattle Center for Synthetic Biology describes the innovative research underway to create cellular recorders that will track the full life histories of human cells to better understand disease.
Puget Sound Business Journal: Seattle biotech research hub launches with big goals for growth, scientific advances
The Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology is developing technology to monitor genomic changes in cells in real time, in turn showing cells' whole histories and the genetic causes of disease.
Inside Precision Medicine: How Single-Cell Omics is Revolutionizing Our View Of Neurobiology
(Photo credit: miakievy / Getty Images) The adult human brain is made up of billions of neurons and glial cells. Understanding the diversity of these cells and their distinctive gene-regulatory mechanisms is crucial for determining how the brain works and, in turn, for developing treatments for neurologic disorders
GeekWire: Inside the new Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, which uses DNA to ‘record biology over time’
(Photo credit: Charlotte Schubert) Researchers opened the doors Monday to the new Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, a collaboration between the Allen Institute, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the University of Washington.
