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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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New research to understand how the brain handles optical illusions and makes predictions
3 new projects launch on OpenScope, a shared neuroscience observatory at the Allen Institute
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SciShots: The labyrinthian protein factory of the cell
Graphics software for microscope imagery lights up the endoplasmic reticulum
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SciShots: How the brain plugs leaks
A delicate molecular dance maintains the blood-brain barrier, protecting the brain while allowing transport of necessary resources
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Why is the human brain so difficult to understand? We asked 4 neuroscientists.
Thoughts, memories, sensations - why are we still in the dark about how they work?
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SciShots: Gentle imaging for delicate cells
Examining fine cellular details for longer time periods
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SciShots: Modeling for the masses
New tool helps scientists see how E. coli finds its center
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Online simulations offer scientists new views inside cells
Simularium Viewer provides interactive visual outputs of computational, biological models
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SciShots: Rare kraken cell line released
Illuminating structures in Magnumlolligo glacies cells with unprecedented detail
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SciShots: One happy cell (nucleus)
Explorations of the nuclear envelope, the thin membrane surrounding a cell’s chromosomes, reveal unexpected wrinkles
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A day in the (neuroscience) life: OpenScope
Scientists on the OpenScope team help share the Allen Institute’s ‘observatory of the mind’ with the larger scientific community
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Cool Jobs: Puzzling over proteins to study life and death
Ru Gunawardane's team is studying how proteins help our cells divide, move and communicate. These scientists also are making their maps of living cells and other information available to researchers elsewhere around the world.
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Announces Allen Discovery Center at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced today the creation of an Allen Discovery Center for Human Brain Evolution at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, to be led by Christopher A. Walsh, M.D., Ph.D.
Allen Institute for Brain Science releases new data and visualizations for Allen Brain Observatory
The Allen Institute for Brain Science today announced the release of new data and analysis tools for the Allen Brain Observatory: a highly standardized survey of cellular-level neuronal activity in the mouse visual system.
