SCALY CANCERS – AN OVERVIEW OF CANCERS IN REPTILES, Zoom talk, Friday 28th October, 12- 1pm AZ & PT (3-4pm EST)
Cancer and the Nature of Life Discussion Series. Snakes get a lot of cancer and their disease is often aggressive. Some lizard species, such as bearded dragons, also seem particularly prone to cancer. What's going on and how can these animals best be treated? ACE...
Congratulations Trevor Graham!
ACE'S Professor Trevor Graham has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in the UK. This is the citation: "Trevor Graham, Professor of Genomics and Evolution at the Institute of Cancer Research, is a pioneer of cancer evolution research, and of...
‘In Search of Chemozoa’ – finalist in major competition
Congratulations to Boredomresearch! In Search of Chemozoa is a finalist for the SCINEMA International Science Film Festival (a project of the Royal Institution of Australia) in the experimental/animation category. The film festival is the largest of its kind in the...
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
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...
ACE advocate’s story of bringing art and her cancer experience together
Erin McGee Ferrell's has interwoven art with her own cancer journey. Read about it in the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship Newsletter!
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
Cancer and the Nature of Life Series – Michael Metzger’s talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uaec1ETs0hE&t=4s Watch to discover the latest findings on cancer cells that behave like free-living organisms! Brief abstract: Cancer is not normally contagious, but in some cases, cancer can jump from one individual to another. In...
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
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...