Researchers map the entire mouse brain | Seattle passes new emissions law for buildings

Neuroscientists have unveiled their most comprehensive and detailed map of cell types across the entire mouse brain, delivering the latest results of a six-year-long scientific effort in which Seattle’s Allen Institute has played a leading role. Researchers already have the human brain in their sights for similar treatment. The mandala above combines visualizations of cell types in the mouse brain. Read more.

Seattle addresses climate change with new law: Buildings of more than 20,000 square feet will be required to slash their greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050, thanks to new legislation passed Tuesday by the Seattle City Council. The rules are expected to cut emissions from the city’s buildings by 27% by mid-century. Read more. 

Celebrity-endorsed full-body MRI scans coming to Seattle: Prenuvo plans to open one of its clinics in the city in 2024, offering a $2,500 procedure — promoted by the likes of Kim Kardashian — designed to detect cancer and other conditions early. Read more. 

As Pfizer is set to complete its $43 billion acquisition of Bothell, Wash.-based Seagen, how will the deal impact Seattle and the broader biotech market? William Canestaro, managing director at venture capital firm WRF Capital, analyzes some of the key points.

Zuper lands $32 million: The Seattle startup raised a Series B round to fuel growth of its software designed for companies with field workers in industries such as HVAC, property maintenance, landscaping, and more.

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• Microsoft is continuing its office-space retreat from Bellevue, Wash., giving up more square footage in the Lincoln Square North tower. (Puget Sound Business Journal)

• Boeing is working to return to pre-pandemic norms and get all employees back in the office five days a week. (The Seattle Times)

• Amazon launched “Your Books” as a way to organize books you’ve bought, borrowed or saved, overlapping some of the features of Goodreads, which it acquired in 2013. (TechCrunch)