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We had great talks and discussions about cancer at a conference in Cetraro, Italy in last week (May 2026). John Mattick discussed non-coding DNA which constitutes almost all the DNA in our genome and plays an important role in regulation, yet was formally thought to...
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May 21-24, 2026 Hersonissos, Crete, Greece This year’s theme: Leveraging human-tech cooperation for the evolutionary management of cancer Breaking abstract submissions and registrations are welcome until May 11, so if you have work you’d like to...
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The 2025 Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB) will take place in Barcelona, Spain, from August 17 to 22, 2025. Key dates:25 April 2025, Call for Abstracts ends: 1 June 2025, Early bird registration ends; 2 June 2025, Regular Registration...
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Once again, we attended the City of Chandler’s Innovation Fair. The fair, in the center of town, attracted over 6000 visitors, mainly families, who came along to experience the excitement of the science taking place in Arizona’s Valley of the Sun and...
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Cancer and the Nature of Life Discussion Series. Snakes get a lot of cancer and their disease is often aggressive. Some lizard species, such as bearded dragons, also seem particularly prone to cancer. What’s going on and how can these animals best be treated? ...
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Cancer and the Nature of Life Series. Friday 13 May 2022, Noon AZ and Pacific time. Please join us! Brief Abstract: Cancer arises when mutations drive cells of the body to abandon their usual functions and to instead embark upon a “selfish” evolutionary program...