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First cell therapy for type 1 diabetes approved for use in the US

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new therapy for type 1 diabetes in which people with the condition receive donor pancreatic cells capable of producing insulin

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Fetal lung tissue

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The ageing of cells may be due to errors that harm protein production

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The slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum is used to study the origins of multicellularity

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How did multicellular life evolve? Algae and yeast give some hints

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Male XY chromosomes, artwork. The Y chromosome (right) is found in males and is shorter than the X chromosome (upper left). The latter has been labelled with a white glow that can represent a genetic mutation. An individual's sex is determined by the presence or absence of the Y chromosome. Women are XX, while men are XY. Chromosomes are a condensed form of the genetic material DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), which condenses into chromosomes during cell replication. Each chromosome has two identical strands (chromatids), aligned in parallel and joined at the centromere.

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Mice have been born from eggs derived from male cells

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TXBTRF 3d rendered medically accurate illustration of amyloid plaques on a alzheimer nerve cell

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Restoring the brain’s mitochondria could slow ageing and end dementia

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Intestinal implants could one day treat conditions like short bowel syndrome, defined as having a short intestine that affects nutrient absorption

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Intestine cell transplant may one day help ease digestive issues

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The amazing ways electricity in your body shapes you and your health

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The amazing ways electricity in your body shapes you and your health

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Cancer cells of different sizes

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The size of skin cancer cells may affect how they respond to treatment

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Illustration of a ribosome

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Self-replicating protein factories are a step towards artificial life

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E. coli bacterium. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of an Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacterium in the early stages of binary fission, the process by which the bacterium divides. This Gram-negative bacillus (rod-shaped) bacterium normally inhabits the human intestines. Under certain conditions it may undergo rapid division, which increases its numbers to such an extent that it causes infection. E. coli cause 80% of all urinary tract infections, travellers' diarrhoea and gastroenteritis in children. The hair-like appendages around the bacterium are pili, structures used for bacterial conjugation. Magnification: x17,500 at 6x7cm size.

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Nanoparticles can translate chemical signals from bacteria to yeast

Particles that facilitate communication from one type of cell to another could have applications in medicine and agriculture

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Artificially stripped-back cell is still able to rapidly evolve

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Artificial life made in lab can grow and divide like natural bacteria

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Do telomere length tests really reveal your biological age?

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Watch cells sniff their way around the maze from Hampton Court Palace

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