The relationship between diet, plasma glucose, and cancer prevalence across vertebrates

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In this intriguing research paper, recently published in Nature Communications, ACE researchers led by Stefania E. Kapsetaki and Carlo Maley show that, surprisingly, there is no significant link between diet and plasma sugar levels across nonhuman vertebrate species,...

ACE at 2025 Science Fairs

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February was was a busy month for the undergraduate students who participate in ACE outreach.  They helped children isolate DNA from strawberries and built cells out of goo and PlayDoh both at the Chandler Science and Innovation Fair and at ASU’s Open Door, the...

Ancient sea creatures offer fresh insights into cancer Sponges withstand extreme radiation, provide clues to disease resistance

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Ace researchers have found that sea sponges are incredibly resistant to radiation, and though some species can live for hundreds of years or longer, the their study didn’t find any evidence of tumors in the animals. In fact, one species studied could withstand...

New study explores cancer prevalence in hundreds of vertebrate species

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In a major study of almost 300 vertebrate species published in the journal, Cancer Discovery, ACE researchers examined over 16,000 necropsy records to look for the incidence of cancer across species.  Among the findings of this ten year study, the team discovered that...

Resistance Management for Cancer: Lessons from Farmers

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Preventing cancer cells becoming resistant to treatment drugs is one of the trickiest problems facing oncologists, yet farmers have worked out ways to manage an analogous problem – controlling the development of resistance to chemicals by the pests in their...