Making a better home for our microbes – the relationship between the microbiome and disease, including cancer 09 Feb 2024 To celebrate Darwin Day, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, invited Professor Martin Blaser to deliver its annual Darwin Lecture on the importance of microbes in a healthy life for humans. Professor Blaser took time to chat with the ICR’s Mark Jones ahead of the lecture. Find out more Show/Hide
Why elephants rarely get cancer – how evolution is helping unlock nature’s potential to overcome cancer 08 Feb 2023 Emma Ong spoke to Professor Joshua Schiffman when he visited the ICR to deliver the annual Darwin Lecture. He shared how his research both involves studying elephants and builds on the work of Charles Darwin. Find out more Show/Hide
How our researchers are using AI to crack cancer evolution 12 Feb 2021 Most advanced cancers undergo genetic changes that enable them to resist the drugs meant to kill them. ICR scientists like Dr Yinyin Yuan are working to better understand why this happens in lung cancer, in an attempt to crack cancer evolution. Find out more Show/Hide
Evolution, cancer and coronavirus – how biology’s ‘Theory of Everything’ is key to fighting cancer and global pandemics 12 Feb 2021
Ageing, cancer, and evolution – what Darwin’s great theory of life means for two unavoidable aspects of living 12 Feb 2020
Big Bird, Galápagos and Cancer – How studying nature helps us understand evolution in cancer 23 Jul 2018