Watch Cancer and the Nature of Life Series

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See this amazing talk:  ‘The Electric Life of Cancer’ presented by Mike Levin with commentator, Paul Davies. Brief abstract: People once believed electricity was the spark of life. Now it’s been discovered that electrical effects do in fact help shape...

Summer School

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After a two year break,  the 2022 Guarda summer school in Evolutionary Biology for master and PhD students returns. The main aim of the course is to develop the skills to produce an independent research project in evolutionary biology.The summer school will take place...

Recruiting Undergraduate Research Students

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The Arizona Cancer Evolution Center (ACE) is excited to recruit undergraduate students  to its ACE Scholars research program for Spring 2022.   Motivated undergraduates from a diverse set of backgrounds and skill sets who would like to pursue research projects at the...

Contagious Cancers

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Athena Aktipis gives a fascinating overview of transmissible cancers that affect dogs,Tasmanian Devils, clams and muscles in a recent edition of  Slate Magazine.  

Chemozoa wins Europe Film Festival Award!

ArtSci, Outreach

Congratulations to Vicky Isley and Paul Smith aka boredomresearch.  Their ACE sponsored creation, Chemozoa was judged Best Short Experimental film at the Europe Film Festival in London, UK this summer. Wonderful news!  

In Search of Chemozoa – a smorgasbord of resources!

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Watch the wonderful on-line exhibition of In Search of Chemozoa by artists, boredomresearch.  The work is based on some of the cancer research of ACE. The 3D version is now touring the world and participating in international competitions. Learn the technical tricks...