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Hack evolution, keep lifelong exposure records and more - immunologists share some of the far-out cellular feats happening in your body on a regular...
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Cytiva licenses Allen Institute’s advanced machine learning technology to develop new cell imaging techniques
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A team of cardiology researchers had a creative idea for a new way to treat dementia. Now they think it could help coronavirus patients too.
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Most efforts to treat Alzheimer's disease simply haven't worked. That's why leading researchers in Seattle are teaming up with us to study early...
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research and The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Partner to Award $6.75M in New Grants to Drive the Next Wave of Novel Cancer Therapies
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Yahoo News: A new batch of 'brain atlases' shows how brain cells change from embryo to maturity
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Fox 13 Seattle: Why flu shots work differently in older adults
It is flu season and there is some new insight into why vaccines may work less effectively in older adults.
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Science: Can AI capture the mind-boggling complexity of a human cell?
Researchers have started to build systems of equations meant to simulate some of the cell’s workings.
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KOMO: Allen Institute scientists crack code on why flu shots work differently in older adults
Scientists at the Allen Institute are learning more about why vaccines can trigger a weaker response in some older adults.
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The Scientist: Aging Reprograms T Cell Behavior, Weakening Vaccine Responses
By profiling over 16 million immune cells after flu vaccination, scientists discovered that memory T cell function changes with age.
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The Scientist: A Neural Network Maps the Mouse Brain in Unprecedented Detail
Using spatial transcriptomics and AI, researchers redefined the mouse brain’s geography, uncovering hundreds of new subregions.
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GeekWire: Tech Moves: Allen Institute gets new exec
Award-winning immunologist ​​Susan Kaech is the new executive vice president of the Allen Institute’s Immunology Moonshot.
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FOX Chicago: Can you really trust your gut? The science behind our 'sixth sense'
This NIH-supported project aims to uncover the body’s true “sixth sense” — the subconscious communication between the brain and organs.
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Time: Why AI Companies Are Racing to Build a Virtual Human Cell
Cells are so complex, which is why some researchers are using AI to take new steps towards the goal of a “virtual cell.”
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