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...

Most Tumors in Snakes are Cancerous

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This study, A Multi-Institutional Collaboration to Understand Neoplasia, Treatment and Survival of Snakes, is just published in the journal Animals (January 21 2022).  Although snakes seem to have more tumors than other species of reptiles studied, nothing much is...

Why Some Species of Animals Get More Cancer Than Others – Exciting new paper!

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Writing in the journal Nature in a paper titled Cancer Risk Across Mammals, ACE researchers and their collaborators discuss why cancer rates are higher in some species than others.  It seems to have a lot to do with diet, with meat eaters having more cancer than...