Reuniting philosophy and science to advance cancer research

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The use of philosophical methods to pin down definitions and conceptualizations in cancer research could help sort out the wooly thinking that is pervasive in the subject and help scientists from different disciplines to better collaborate, argues a discussion paper...

ACE Scholars Program – a Big Success!

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We are so proud of our ACE Scholars! They are undergraduates in many disciplines who come from all around the nation to help us understand the evolution and control of cancer.  The students devote hours each week to the program, working individually and then meeting ...

The need for evolutionary theory in cancer research

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This easy to read article by ACE’s Amy M. Boddy, just published in European Journal of Epidemiology (2022), argues that even if we could  understand all the mechanisms for cells to turn cancerous, it wouldn’t be enough to help us treat and avoid the...

ACE Research paper in the journal Nature

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Phenotypic plasticity and genetic control in colorectal cancer evolution is the second article by ACE researchers published in Nature on 26 October 2022.  Here they show that genetic variation within a colorectal tumor doesn’t often affect gene expression traits...

Remarkable study by ACE researchers just published in Nature

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The co-evolution of the genome and epigenome in colorectal cancer Published on 26 October 2022 in the journal Nature, this groundbreaking study by ACE researchers and their colleagues shows the interaction of genetic and epigenetic changes in tissue taken from...

Cancer Garden creation described in ‘Leonardo’

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A paper describing the background to the creation of Endless Forms Most Beautiful, the cancer cactus garden at Arizona State University, has appeared in the arts/science journal, Leonardo.  Read about the unique collaboration between of the landscape architect, the...