Science Talk

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.

Darwin day marks the birthday of Sir Charles Darwin, the father of modern biology. Graham Shaw talked to Team Leaders Dr Alejandra Bruna and Dr Marco Bezzi from the ICR’s Centre for Evolution and Cancer, to learn more about how evolution helps us understand cancer and the parallels in the fight against coronavirus.

Professor Vlad Pena recently joined the Division of Structural Biology at The Institute of Cancer Research. Juanita Bawagan spoke to him about his research on splicing, a vital process in cells that can cause disease when gone awry.