Cell Biology

Cell biology includes the study of the behaviour, function and structure of cells. It focuses on the concept that cells are a basic unit of life and are required for all life processes. Going off the assumption that a cell is a fundamental unit of life helps researchers pursue a further understanding of how live cells function, and what causes cell division, disease, and other cell issues.

What is Cell Biology?

The study of cell biology reveals the fundamental mechanisms of life, offering insights into disease and advancing therapeutic strategies for improved health.

Overview

This hub is where you’ll find all the latest information, research, and news on cell biology, how the study of cell biology can help facilitate the understanding of diseases and their development, as well as the structural and functional properties of a cell. If you search through our list of articles and news pieces you will find a wealth of information.

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Feature Articles

In our featured articles section, you will find plenty of literature on cannabis analysis and testing, with common topics being recent advancements, molecular biology of diabetes, antibiotics, and plenty of other interesting titles.

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

Insight into the Function of the Peroxisome

The Biology of Behavior

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

A History of Developmental Biology

Why does Cell Polarity Matter?

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

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RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

Diploblast vs. Triploblast: Unveiling the Secrets of Early Animal Development

Effects of Cell Death on Neurodegeneration

What Is Synthetic Embryology?

Endothelial Cell Biology

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

T Cell Development

Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

RNA Polymerases Across the Kingdoms of Life

What are Zwitterions?

GPCR Signaling Pathways

The Structure and Function of the 5' UTR

What are the Differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

Cell Fate Determination: How Cells Choose Their Paths in Developing Tissues

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

The Cell Cycle

Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques: Shedding Light on Molecular Dynamics

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

What is the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

Pluripotent Stem Cells

Insight into Tissue Repair and Regeneration

How are Artificial Cells Produced?

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

What is Cell Culture Forensics?

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

What Role does Mitochondria Play in Eyesight?

What is Bioprinting?

Beads on a String: Conflicting Views on Chromatin Architecture

Enhancing the Function of Mitochondria Using Deep Red Light

Chirality in Biochemistry

B Cell Development

Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Single-Cell Sequencing for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

Cellular Engineering: Cutting-Edge Cell Manipulation Technologies

Folding Matters: Unraveling the Impact of Protein Folding on Biological Processes

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

What are Stem Cells?

Applications of Chemoattractants

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

What are Stress Granules?

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

What are Regulatory T Cells?

Cell Structure and Antibiotic Resistance

Bacterial Influences on Breast Tumorigenesis: Do Probiotics Have a Role in Therapy?

Cellular Choreographers: the Chromosomal Passenger Complex

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

Stem Cell Properties

Stem Cell Controversy

Insulin Signaling Pathway

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

Cellular Aging

What are Biofilms?

Human vs. Animal Cells for Disease Models

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

Applications of 3D printing in Drug Delivery

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

Molecular Cell Biology of Diabetes

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

What are the differences between B and T Cells?

What is Synthetic Biology?

Sustainability within Synthetic Biology

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

What are Vesicants?

Advancements in Buccal Cell Collection

Cell Biology and Toxicology

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

How could mRNA be Used to Fight Diseases?

What is Neurobiology?

What is Epitranscriptomics?

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

The Future of Bioengineered Products

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

What are CAR T cells?

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

What is Macrophage Polarization?

The Steps of Protein Synthesis

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

The Revolution of Synthetic Biology

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Using Aptamers to Detect Cancer

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

Taxonomy, Nomenclature, and Classification: Key Terms in Biology and the Life Sciences

What is Stem Cell Banking?

What is Epidemiology?

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Creating Biomaterials that can Heal bone

What are RNA Sensors?

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

Insight into Cell Cultures and Their Challenges

What is a Protocell?

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

What are Neutrophils?

Cell Staining Techniques

Protocell Uses in Biology

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

Latest Cell Biology News and Research

For the latest news from the world of cell biology, have a read through the articles in this section. We compile a range of articles on new discoveries, research papers and other cell advances.

UNC Researcher Wins Mathers Foundation Grant to Study T-Cell Metabolism

Jessica Thaxton, PhD, MsCR, associate professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology at the UNC School of Medicine and co-leader of the Cancer Cell Biology Research Program at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been awarded a prestigious $700,000 grant from the Mathers Foundation to support research into the role of the endoplasmic reticulum in T-cell metabolism and cancer development.

2 Sep 2026

Protein Interaction Helps Senescent Cells Survive Aging and Cellular Stress

Senescent cells - cells that have stopped dividing but remain metabolically active - can accumulate with age and contribute to chronic inflammation and tissue dysfunction

2 Sep 2026

Massive Algal Genome Project Opens New Pathways for Biotechnology

An international team of more than 100 scientists have taken a major step towards unlocking the secrets of some of Earth's tiniest but most important organisms.

2 Sep 2026

Research Links Sperm Cell Maturation to Nuclear Proteasomes

Researchers at VIB, VUB, and the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology (UK) have discovered a hidden feature of human sperm cells.

2 Sep 2026

Targeting EFHD1 Protein Prevents Severe Obesity-Related Metabolic Liver Damage

Obesity-related metabolic liver disease affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, but only some fraction of those livers develop scarring, become inflamed, and eventually fail.

2 Sep 2026

Research Evaluates How Protein Production Speeds Impact PROTAC Success

The way cancer-causing proteins accumulate in tumors may influence how effectively a promising new generation of medicines can remove them, a study suggests.

2 Sep 2026

Cell Study Unveils Method to Spot Tiny Molecular Protein Fluctuations

Imagine a brain teaser where the challenge is to spot the difference between two nearly identical sandcastles. The only difference? The removal of three grains of sand.

2 Sep 2026

Scientists Map Single Cell Heterogeneity in Standard Clinical Blood Samples

When a patient is facing certain cancers or an immune condition, clinicians turn to their white blood cells for clues about the progression of both diseases and their treatments.

2 Sep 2026

New Mechanism Explains How Red Blood Cell Breakdown Drives Inflammation

When red blood cells break down, they release heme, a component of hemoglobin, that can contribute to inflammation and damage tissues and blood vessels.

2 Sep 2026

Bacterial Protein Fragment Disrupts Cell Quality Systems Causing Tissue Scarring

A bacterial protein fragment called corisin drives the process of pulmonary fibrosis by infiltrating and disrupting the cell's quality-control system, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Mie University in Japan found in a new study.

1 Sep 2026

Super-Resolution DNA Imaging Platform Links Chromatin Loosening to Tumor Progression

Scientists have engineered fluorescent molecules enabling the visualization of DNA organization within living cells with unparalleled resolution, and in fixed cells, nearly the width of the double helix itself.

31 Aug 2026

Moving Beyond DNA Sequencing Unlocks New Paths Managing Human Health

Scientists from Gladstone Institutes, UC San Francisco, and Stanford University, in collaboration with Biohub, have unveiled a massive, high-resolution functional map of human immune cells that promises to transform our understanding of how genetics control health and disease.

31 Aug 2026

Tiny Cell Structures Called Peroxisomes Protect Vital Human Insulin Supply

Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center have identified a previously underappreciated role for tiny structures inside cells called peroxisomes in protecting insulin and maintaining the health and maturity of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells.

31 Aug 2026

Genetically Engineered Marine Bacteria Accelerate Global Carbon Dioxide Removal Efforts

Rock weathering, the breakdown and dissolving of rocks and minerals caused by their exposure to water, air, and biological life, is a major regulator of Earth's atmospheric CO2 levels and climate.

31 Aug 2026

Malva Platform Locates Pathogens and Tumor Driving Cells in Seconds

Imagine doctors had the potential to understand exactly what cells caused a patient's cancer, or whether pathogens contributed to the disease.

31 Aug 2026

New Human Blood Test Accurately Predicts Fatal ALS Neurological Progression

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a severe neurological disease that destroys nerve cells responsible for muscle movement. The disease typically begins with limb or bulbar weakness and progresses to respiratory failure.

31 Aug 2026

Single Line T Cell Immunity Fails Maintaining Permanent Zika Protections

CA-Zika virus has been spreading for decades, but it first grabbed worldwide headlines in 2016. That February, with an outbreak sweeping the Americas, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the surge in Zika-linked birth defects a "public health emergency of international concern"-a designation which lasted until that November.

31 Aug 2026

Researchers Track Harmful Post COVID Autoantibodies to Specific B Cells

When the immune system encounters a virus, it produces antibodies designed to recognize and eliminate the invader.

31 Aug 2026

Bulky Molecular CRISPR Systems Barely Fit Inside Single Viral Vectors

The ability to precisely adjust the expression of genes inside the human body - ramping up protective ones and tamping down harmful ones - holds enormous potential for treating and preventing disease.

31 Aug 2026

Essential SNX5 Protein Alerts Human Immune Cells to Tuberculosis Infections

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that helps the immune system respond to tuberculosis (TB), one of the world's leading infectious diseases.

31 Aug 2026

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