Podcast | Fire Inside

In our latest episode of Lab Notes, a podcast from the Allen Institute, we talk with Linda Sloate, who’s been living with rheumatoid arthritis for 40 years, and a research team who’s working to improve options for patients like her. Subscribe on your favorite platform to keep up with new episodes.

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Stories

Video series | Science in Sixty

Our newest video series explores the diverse backgrounds, experiences and personal stories of Allen Institute scientists and other staff — all in 60 seconds. Our latest video features Shannon Reynolds, research compliance program manager, who has always had a knack for solving tough problems.

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Your life history is written in your cells' mutations

A new study led by researchers at the Allen Discovery Center for Human Brain Evolution in Boston traces the developmental history of the human body using small differences in DNA between each of our cells.

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Mapping neuron types across two major structures of the mouse brain

A cell-type parts list of the mouse neocortex and the hippocampal formation yields new information about how the mammalian brain evolved and develops.

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To understand human cells, scientists look beyond genes

A cell biology study takes a deep dive into detailed images of human heart cells, uncovering a disconnect between gene expression and cell structure.

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