A theoretical analysis of tumour containment.
Cancer is often treated with high doses of chemotherapy, but is that the best path? In a recent paper in Nature Ecology and Evolution, ACE member Rob Noble and co-author Yannick Viossat say No. They combine extensive mathematical analysis and numerical simulations to...
Why Asian elephants get more cancer and infectious diseases than African elephants
Though cancer in elephants is rare, it does sometimes occur - more often in Asian elephants than in the 2 species of elephants found in Africa. This fascinating study by ACE members published May 2021 in Molecular Biology and Evolution explains why, and makes clear...
Identifying key questions in the ecology and evolution of cancer
This Perspective research paper published in Evolutionary Applications in 2021 provides a roadmap for studying cancer through the lens of evolution and ecology and suggests 84 important questions that should be addressed in coming years. Amongst the 30 plus experts...
ACE members feature in the Finding Genius Podcast
Carlo Maley and Paul Davies feature in 2 recent podcasts in this series. Take a listen! https://www.findinggeniuspodcast.com/podcasts/a-cancer-cells-advantage-evolutionary-forces-and-cancer-therapy/...
Postdoctoral Research position at ACE
Arizona State University: Office of the Executive Vice President Knowledge Enterprise: Biodesign Institute: Biodesign BSS Location: Tempe, AZ Open Date: Mar 19, 2021 Deadline: Apr 7, 2021 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time Job Description The Arizona Cancer Evolution Center...
Public Lecture with Sir Paul Nurse – Wednesday 24th March 2021 1pm MST, 4pm EST
Sir Paul Nurse, Director of the Crick Institute, London, is a Nobel prizewinning geneticist, former President of The Royal Society and of Rockerfeller University, and is Chief Scientific Advisor to the European Union. He will deliver the 2021 Beyond Annual Lecture...
Litter size relates to cancer risk; body mass and longevity do not
Why are some species of mammals more vulnerable to cancer than others? It's an important question since the answers may guide us to new understandings of cancer development in humans. In a careful analysis of 42 years of necropsy data from San Diego Zoo and Safari...
Bird size with dinosaur-level cancer defences: can evolutionary lags during miniaturisation explain cancer robustness in birds?
Fascinating preprint by ACE members E. Yagmu Erten, Marc Tollis, Hanna Kokko: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.22.345439v1 An increased appreciation of the ubiquity of cancer risk across the tree of life means we also need to understand the more robust...
Mimicking Cancer with Music
While the science behind cancer is complex, the essence of the disease can be elegantly expressed as music. Like musicians in a group, working together to produce a piece of music, different cells in our body work together to produce a living, breathing person. When...
Watch Patient Advocate describe her work with ACE
Chevas has been a patient advocate with ACE since it started. Find out why she loves her role!