Next Cancer and Nature of Life

We have postponed our August event due to many universities still being on summer break.  Our next meeting will be in October.  Details to follow soon!

Transmissible Cancer in Mammals -Watch recording here

Transmissible Cancer in Mammals -Watch recording here

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...

Celebrating Gregor Mendel’s bicentenary

Celebrating Gregor Mendel’s bicentenary

Gregor Mendel is known as the father of genetics who was born 200 years ago in July 1822.  His life as a catholic Abbott and meticulous studies with pea plants are described in this radio documentary by ACE's Pauline Davies  

Watch Cancer and the Nature of Life Series

Watch Cancer and the Nature of Life Series

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 bodies and...

Cancer and the Nature of Life

Cancer and the Nature of Life

Our monthly public discussion series, Cancer and the Nature of Life got off to a great start - Marc Tollis and Carlo Maley discussed: Why Whales and Elephants Rarely Get Cancer - a Genetic Detective Story.  Watch it here.  Our next episode is on Friday 18th March...

Most Tumors in Snakes are Cancerous

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...

Congratulations to Daniel Chavez!

Congratulations to Daniel Chavez!

Daniel is a post-doctoral researcher with ACE and he has just won a Carol and Jim Patton Award for Outstanding Latin American Graduate Student of Mammalogy Award from the American Society of Mammologists!  Well done Daniel!