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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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The Quest to Unravel The Connectome
Researchers from the Allen Institute for Brain Science are working in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine, Princeton University and Harvard Medical School.
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Allen Cell Methods: Single cell passaging human iPS cells
To ensure researchers have success working with our human induced pluripotent stem cell lines in their lab, our Amanda Haupt highlights nuanced...
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New on the Allen Cell Explorer
Since the launch of the Allen Cell Explorer in April, the Allen Institute for Cell Science team has added even more data and tools to provide a rich and valuable window into the human stem cell.
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New on the Allen Cell Explorer
With 19 cell lines targeting 16 key structures, the Allen Cell Collection now characterizes many of the organelles in human stem cells. Using...
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Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University | Reading and writing the morphogenetic code
Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University | Reading and writing the morphogentic code
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Allen Cell Explorer Tutorial: Navigating the 3D Cell Viewer
The 3D Cell Viewer is a tool in the Allen Cell Explorer for viewing thousands of 3D images of cellular structures and organelles.
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Researchers reveal new details on aged brain, Alzheimer's and dementia
In a comprehensive analysis of samples from 107 aged human brains, researchers at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, UW Medicine and Kaiser...
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Allen Institute for Brain Science announces 2017 Next Generation Leaders
The Allen Institute for Brain Science announces the newest cohort of Next Generation Leaders: a group of six distinguished early-career researchers...
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New Silicon Probes Record Activity of Hundreds of Neurons Simultaneously
Neuroscientists who want to follow the nervous system’s cellular conversations will soon have access to easy-to-use technology that simultaneously...
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Data Stories | Molecular roots of language disorders
See how computational scientist Emma Myers used the Allen Human Brain Atlas to explore the molecular roots of speech and language disorders.
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Allen Institute shares first open database of live human brain cells
Brain samples from neurosurgery patients reveal uniqueness and complexity of the human brain
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Allen Institute for Brain Science awarded ~$100 million to lead global collaborations that will build comprehensive atlases of brain cell types
National Institutes of Health funding expands work to identify and catalog the building blocks of the brain, and creates global center for data sharin...
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Popular Mechanics: Consciousness Begins in the Body, Not the Mind, Groundbreaking Study Finds. Could That Save Countless Coma Patients?
A groundbreaking study challenges centuries of thinking, proposing consciousness originates from bodily feelings rather than cognitive thought.
