Welcome student interns

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The first two of our undergraduate interns started working with our project this fall and we are delighted to welcome them! They are based at UCSB, working primarily with Amy Boddy and mentored by Valerie Harris. We’ll be letting you know how they and the other...

Taronga Zoo in Sydney collaborates with ACE

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As part of our Organismal Evolution and Cancer Defenses project led by Amy Boddy, we are compiling a data base of zoo animals and their susceptibility to cancer. Hundreds of zoos around the world are generously sharing their records with us that go back decades. This...

Radio broadcast – New approach to treating cancer

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Part 1 The traditional chemotherapy approach to treating cancer kills healthy cells as well as cancer cells. That is why it can be such an ordeal for the patient. Some researchers say a new approach is needed. One idea is using cellular electrical signals…Find...

boredomresearch to create new digital visualization of cancer

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boredomresearch (aka Vicky Isley and Paul Smith) have been commissioned to create a new artwork, a digital visualization of cancer. This new work is scheduled to be shown at the CDC Gallery in Washington D.C., and major teaching hospitals around the country amongst...

Amy Boddy and Lisa Abegglen quoted in The Atlantic article

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In 2012, on a whim, Vincent Lynch decided to search the genome of the African elephant to see if it had extra anti-cancer genes. Cancers happen when cells build up mutations in their DNA that allow them to grow and divide uncontrollably…View The Atlantic...

Before cancer kills, it cheats – Ace Scientist

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By Brett Milano, Harvard Correspondent Cancer, with us since the dawn of cellular life, is a companion we may never be rid of, says Arizona State University evolutionary biologist Athena Aktipis. But a fresh look at the disease could bring new strategies for managing...