Cells

Across the Entire Tree of Life – “Cell Cannibalism” Is Much More Common Than Scientists Thought

Across the Entire Tree of Life – “Cell Cannibalism” Is Much More Common Than Scientists Thought

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

In addition to competing for resources, living cells actively kill and eat each other. New explorations of these “cell-in-cell” phenomena show they ...

Scientists discover how first cells on Earth may have formed

Scientists discover how first cells on Earth may have formed

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

It’s hard to imagine a world without phones, buildings and even people. But, once upon a time, the Earth was a soup ...

De-extinction of the woolly mammoth takes a major step forwards: Scientists successfully reprogramme elephant stem cells

De-extinction of the woolly mammoth takes a major step forwards: Scientists successfully reprogramme elephant stem cells

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Colossal Biosciences has made induced pluripotent stem cells from elephants These cells could be used to make elephant-mammoth hybrids in the future  ...

Revolutionary treatment for type 1 diabetes could see cells that act like the pancreas transplanted into patients’ arms

Revolutionary treatment for type 1 diabetes could see cells that act like the pancreas transplanted into patients’ arms

Health
Sarah Carter

By Xantha Leatham, Deputy Science Editor In Denver 00:01 17 Feb 2024, updated 09:45 17 Feb 2024 Lab grown cells are are designed ...

Injection of stem cells to give men’s sex lives a lift

Injection of stem cells to give men’s sex lives a lift

Health
Sarah Carter

Impotence affects half of all men over 40 to some degree, according to the NHS Stem cell treatment could be used to ...

Scientists Discover a “Switch” To Trigger Cancer Cell Death

Scientists Discover a “Switch” To Trigger Cancer Cell Death

Health
Sarah Carter

Researchers have identified a vital epitope on the CD95 receptor, which can trigger programmed cell death and may enhance cancer treatments. The ...