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Martin Taylor

@mstaylor.bsky.social

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Professor at the University of Edinburgh scientist | mutagenesis | genome biology | selection | cancer

Martin Taylor @mstaylor.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

To what extent is cancer development deterministic? Does the germline genome affect that predictability? We re-ran cancer evolution to answer these questions. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Phylogenetic tree of four mouse strains illustrating how clonal expansions differ between them following a DNA damaging exposure. Stylistic replay symbol illustrating the re-running of cancer evolution.

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Martin Taylor @mstaylor.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Interested in DNA damage and the mechanisms of mutagenesis? We are hiring post-doctoral scientists as part of the amazing CAUSE Cancer Grand Challenge team. Biochemistry, genomics and computational biology... tinyurl.com/yc5xs3wa tinyurl.com/4unu5uu9 CAUSE www.cancergrandchallenges.org/cause

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Martin Taylor @mstaylor.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

To what extent is cancer development deterministic and predictable..? Does the germline genome affect that predictability...? Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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