diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 808130b..0f4b15c 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ The other 25 are present on disk but not yet wired into the evolution system.
 
 | filename                         | label       | type    | group    |
 |----------------------------------|-------------|---------|----------|
-| dna-bold-duotone.svg             | DNA         | good    | biology  |
+| cell.svg             | cell         | good    | biology  |
 | bug-bold-duotone.svg             | Bug         | bad     | tech     |
 | buildings-3-bold-duotone.svg     | Buildings   | good    | economy  |
 | chat-round-dots-bold-duotone.svg | Chat        | neutral | social   |
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ Create a new group in `icons.groups` if needed.
 
 ## Current spawn behaviour
 
-Only `dna-bold-duotone` spawns by default; the spawn logic is the next target for extension.
+Only `cell` spawns by default; the spawn logic is the next target for extension.
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 637ec4b..9b0a07f 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@
     <div class="guide-section">
       <p class="guide-section__label">entities</p>
       <ul class="guide-entities">
-        <li class="guide-entity" style="--c:#a8ffb8" data-count-key="dna-bold-duotone">
-          <span class="guide-entity__icon" data-guide-icon="dna-bold-duotone"></span>
-          <span class="guide-entity__name">dna</span>
+        <li class="guide-entity" style="--c:#a8ffb8" data-count-key="cell">
+          <span class="guide-entity__icon" data-guide-icon="cell"></span>
+          <span class="guide-entity__name">cell</span>
           <span class="guide-entity__role">base lifeform</span>
           <span class="guide-entity__count">0</span>
         </li>
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
         <li class="guide-rule">
           <span class="guide-entity__icon" data-guide-icon="bug"></span>
           <span class="guide-rule__op">+</span>
-          <span class="guide-entity__icon" data-guide-icon="dna-bold-duotone"></span>
+          <span class="guide-entity__icon" data-guide-icon="cell"></span>
           <span class="guide-rule__op">→</span>
           <span class="guide-entity__icon" data-guide-icon="virus-filled"></span>
           <span class="guide-rule__desc">bug infects</span>
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@
           <span class="guide-rule__op">+</span>
           <span class="guide-entity__icon" data-guide-icon="virus-filled"></span>
           <span class="guide-rule__op">→</span>
-          <span class="guide-entity__icon" data-guide-icon="dna-bold-duotone"></span>
+          <span class="guide-entity__icon" data-guide-icon="cell"></span>
           <span class="guide-rule__desc">bug cures virus</span>
         </li>
         <li class="guide-rule">
           <span class="guide-entity__icon" data-guide-icon="virus-filled"></span>
           <span class="guide-rule__op">+</span>
-          <span class="guide-entity__icon" data-guide-icon="dna-bold-duotone"></span>
+          <span class="guide-entity__icon" data-guide-icon="cell"></span>
           <span class="guide-rule__op">→</span>
           <span class="guide-rule__pct">90%</span>
           <span class="guide-rule__desc">virus kills</span>
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
         <li class="guide-rule">
           <span class="guide-entity__icon" data-guide-icon="virus-filled"></span>
           <span class="guide-rule__op">+</span>
-          <span class="guide-entity__icon" data-guide-icon="dna-bold-duotone"></span>
+          <span class="guide-entity__icon" data-guide-icon="cell"></span>
           <span class="guide-rule__op">→</span>
           <span class="guide-entity__icon" data-guide-icon="bacteria"></span>
           <span class="guide-rule__pct">10%</span>
diff --git a/src/data/icons.json b/src/data/icons.json
index acf6472..84d59d5 100644
--- a/src/data/icons.json
+++ b/src/data/icons.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "_comment": "Icon registry for the evolution system. Each icon has a type (good/bad/neutral/viral) and belongs to a group. Types define the visual colour tint. Spawn config controls initial entity creation and rare spawns.",
 
   "groups": [
-    { "id": "biology",  "label": "Biology",     "icons": ["dna-bold-duotone", "bacteria"] },
+    { "id": "biology",  "label": "Biology",     "icons": ["cell", "bacteria"] },
     { "id": "tech",     "label": "Technology",  "icons": ["database-bold-duotone", "display-line-duotone", "bug-bold-duotone"] },
     { "id": "social",   "label": "Social",      "icons": ["chat-round-dots-bold-duotone", "chat-round-unread-bold-duotone"] },
     { "id": "economy",  "label": "Economy",     "icons": ["chat-round-money-bold-duotone", "delivery-bold-duotone", "buildings-3-bold-duotone"] },
@@ -10,15 +10,8 @@
   ],
 
   "icons": {
-    "dna-bold-duotone":               { "label": "DNA",           "type": "good",    "group": "biology"  },
+    "cell":               { "label": "Cell",           "type": "good",    "group": "biology"  },
     "bug-bold-duotone":               { "label": "Bug",           "type": "bad",     "group": "tech"     },
-    "buildings-3-bold-duotone":       { "label": "Buildings",     "type": "good",    "group": "economy"  },
-    "chat-round-dots-bold-duotone":   { "label": "Chat",          "type": "neutral", "group": "social"   },
-    "chat-round-money-bold-duotone":  { "label": "Chat Money",    "type": "neutral", "group": "economy"  },
-    "chat-round-unread-bold-duotone": { "label": "Unread Chat",   "type": "neutral", "group": "social"   },
-    "database-bold-duotone":          { "label": "Database",      "type": "good",    "group": "tech"     },
-    "delivery-bold-duotone":          { "label": "Delivery",      "type": "good",    "group": "economy"  },
-    "display-line-duotone":           { "label": "Display",       "type": "neutral", "group": "tech"     },
     "bug":                            { "label": "Bug (rare)",     "type": "bad",     "group": "threat",  "isRare": true, "behavior": "infect", "infectWith": "virus-filled" },
     "virus-filled":                   { "label": "Virus",          "type": "viral",   "group": "threat"   },
     "bacteria":                       { "label": "Bacteria",       "type": "mutant",  "group": "biology"  }
@@ -33,7 +26,7 @@
   },
 
   "spawn": {
-    "initial":    "dna-bold-duotone",
+    "initial":    "cell",
     "rare":       "bug",
     "rareChance": 0.08
   }
diff --git a/src/icons/cell.svg b/src/icons/cell.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81d5f5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/icons/cell.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><g fill="currentColor"><path d="M7.828 14.84v1.067a.206.206 0 0 1-.412 0V14.84a.206.206 0 1 1 .412 0"/><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M15.03 11.424a2.272 2.272 0 1 0 0 4.544a2.272 2.272 0 0 0 0-4.544m1.515 2.272a1.515 1.515 0 1 1-3.03 0a1.515 1.515 0 0 1 3.03 0" clip-rule="evenodd"/><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M22 12c0 5.523-4.477 10-10 10S2 17.523 2 12S6.477 2 12 2s10 4.477 10 10M11.044 5.247a5.91 5.91 0 0 0-5.842 5.976a.757.757 0 0 0 1.515-.017a4.37 4.37 0 0 1 .76-2.52l1.179 1.18a.757.757 0 0 0 1.071-1.07L8.531 7.598a4.37 4.37 0 0 1 2.53-.837a.757.757 0 1 0-.017-1.515M5.901 14.84a1.72 1.72 0 1 1 3.442 0v1.066a1.72 1.72 0 1 1-3.442 0zm5.342-1.145a3.787 3.787 0 1 1 7.574 0a3.787 3.787 0 0 1-7.574 0" clip-rule="evenodd"/></g></svg>
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diff --git a/src/js/evolution.js b/src/js/evolution.js
index 1b64918..7fd99ab 100644
--- a/src/js/evolution.js
+++ b/src/js/evolution.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  *  1. Spawning — after a random interval (SPAWN_DELAY_MIN … SPAWN_DELAY_MAX),
  *     an icon appears at a random viewport position.  Most spawns produce the
- *     "initial" icon (dna-bold-duotone); with rareChance probability the rare
+ *     "initial" icon (cell); with rareChance probability the rare
  *     "bug" icon spawns instead.
  *
  *  2. Physics loop — a single rAF loop drives all live entities each frame.
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export class EvolutionController {
    * Manually spawn a specific icon by name at a random viewport position.
    * Used by the guide panel when the user clicks an entity row.
    *
-   * @param {string} iconName  Key from icons.json (e.g. 'dna-bold-duotone', 'bug')
+   * @param {string} iconName  Key from icons.json (e.g. 'cell', 'bug')
    */
   async spawnNamed(iconName) {
     if (!this.#container || !this.#iconsData) return;
@@ -384,22 +384,22 @@ export class EvolutionController {
           : '#ff4d6d';
 
         // bug + normal entity → infects with virus
-        // bug + virus-filled → backwards-transforms virus back to DNA (cure)
-        const dnaMeta  = this.#iconsData.icons['dna-bold-duotone'];
-        const dnaColor = dnaMeta
-          ? (this.#iconsData.types[dnaMeta.type]?.color ?? '#a8ffb8')
+        // bug + virus-filled → backwards-transforms virus back to cell (cure)
+        const cellMeta  = this.#iconsData.icons['cell'];
+        const cellColor = cellMeta
+          ? (this.#iconsData.types[cellMeta.type]?.color ?? '#a8ffb8')
           : '#a8ffb8';
         const bugImmune = new Set(['bug', 'bacteria']);
 
         if (a.entityKey === 'bug') {
           if (b.entityKey === 'virus-filled') {
-            b.infectWith('dna-bold-duotone', dnaColor, { force: true });
+            b.infectWith('cell', cellColor, { force: true });
           } else if (!bugImmune.has(b.entityKey)) {
             b.infectWith('virus-filled', virusColor);
           }
         } else if (b.entityKey === 'bug') {
           if (a.entityKey === 'virus-filled') {
-            a.infectWith('dna-bold-duotone', dnaColor, { force: true });
+            a.infectWith('cell', cellColor, { force: true });
           } else if (!bugImmune.has(a.entityKey)) {
             a.infectWith('virus-filled', virusColor);
           }
diff --git a/src/js/iconLoader.js b/src/js/iconLoader.js
index 022b36c..ff5dab0 100644
--- a/src/js/iconLoader.js
+++ b/src/js/iconLoader.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function normalizeSvg(raw) {
  * Load and cache an SVG icon by name.
  * Subsequent calls for the same name are synchronous (cache hit).
  *
- * @param {string} name  Filename without extension, e.g. 'dna-bold-duotone'
+ * @param {string} name  Filename without extension, e.g. 'cell'
  * @returns {Promise<string>}  Normalised SVG markup
  */
 export async function loadIcon(name) {