The human body consists of around 50–100 trillion cells, which come in various types, each with its own function. Depending on their type, cells ensure that the body operates smoothly.

The body has an intricate system to defend against infections where each type of immune cell plays a distinct role. Now, a ...

The average body contains about 37 trillion cells – and we are in the midst of a revolutionary quest to understand what they all do. Unravelling this requires the expertise of scientists from ...

Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body's estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a unique role, and knowing what all the cells do can help scientists better ...

Peroxisomes, multifaceted functional units within cells, fulfil the most diverse of tasks. In human beings, failure of these organelles is fatal. Their biogenesis does not adhere to the standard ...

That means that some cells in the human body regenerate themselves much more quickly than others – and an average figure doesn’t provide that detail.

For all of human history, death has been viewed as a final cessation of life in an organism, but new research is offering ...