Summary: Cancer: Taking Over the World One Mutation at a Time Episode 61 by Cris Felipe-Alves (Click here to directly access the MP3) (Access the full text transcript) Cancer affects millions of people worldwide each year. By undergoing mutations, cancer cells start dividing uncontrollably until they form tumors and metastasize. But how does that occur? Find out how cancer develops by listening to the podcast. For more information: Hanahan, D. and Weinberg, R. 2000. The hallmarks of cancer. Cell; 100 (1): 57-70. Hanahan, D. and Weinberg, R. 2011. Hallmarks of cancer: the next generation. Cell; 144 (5): 646-74. Cris Felipe-Alves has worked as a researcher in both academic and private environments. He’s currently finishing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Otago (UoO) in New Zealand before moving permanently to the West Coast of Canada. He’s also an alumni of the UoO’s Centre for Science Communication with specialization in Natural History Filmmaking and Communications. Watch some of his YouTube movies. Learn more about Cris from his LinkedIn resume.
