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.

A Guide to Understanding Multicellularity

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

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

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.

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

Stem Cell Controversy

A History of Developmental Biology

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

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What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

What are the differences between B and T Cells?

Chirality in Biochemistry

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

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

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

What Role does Mitochondria Play in Eyesight?

How could mRNA be Used to Fight Diseases?

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

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

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

What Is Synthetic Embryology?

Cell Staining Techniques

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

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

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques: Shedding Light on Molecular Dynamics

Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

What are Biofilms?

Human vs. Animal Cells for Disease Models

Advancements in Buccal Cell Collection

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

GPCR Signaling Pathways

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

Creating Biomaterials that can Heal bone

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

What is Stem Cell Banking?

What is a Protocell?

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

The Cell Cycle

Stem Cell Properties

Cellular Choreographers: the Chromosomal Passenger Complex

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

What are Vesicants?

RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

Insulin Signaling Pathway

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

Sustainability within Synthetic Biology

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

Enhancing the Function of Mitochondria Using Deep Red Light

What are Zwitterions?

Insight into Cell Cultures and Their Challenges

Applications of Chemoattractants

How are Artificial Cells Produced?

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

Cell Structure and Antibiotic Resistance

B Cell Development

What are Stress Granules?

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

What are Neutrophils?

T Cell Development

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

What is Epidemiology?

RNA Polymerases Across the Kingdoms of Life

Single-Cell Sequencing for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

Beads on a String: Conflicting Views on Chromatin Architecture

What are RNA Sensors?

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

What are Stem Cells?

What is Bioprinting?

The Revolution of Synthetic Biology

The Steps of Protein Synthesis

Applications of 3D printing in Drug Delivery

Cellular Aging

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

What is Macrophage Polarization?

Pluripotent Stem Cells

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

Cellular Engineering: Cutting-Edge Cell Manipulation Technologies

The Biology of Behavior

Using Aptamers to Detect Cancer

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

The Structure and Function of the 5' UTR

What is the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

The Future of Bioengineered Products

Protocell Uses in Biology

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

Insight into the Function of the Peroxisome

Insight into Tissue Repair and Regeneration

What is Neurobiology?

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

What are the Differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Molecular Cell Biology of Diabetes

What is Synthetic Biology?

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

lncRNAs in Human Disease

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

Effects of Cell Death on Neurodegeneration

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

What is Epitranscriptomics?

Endothelial Cell Biology

Why does Cell Polarity Matter?

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

What are Regulatory T Cells?

What are CAR T cells?

What is Cell Culture Forensics?

Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

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.

RNA Imaging Predicts Early Cell Damage with High Sensitivity

NIMS, in collaboration with Nagoya University, Gifu University, and the University of Adelaide, has developed a method for simultaneously imaging DNA and RNA inside cells using harmless infrared to near-infrared light.

14 Nov 2025

Cellarity's AI Model Predicts Drug Induced Liver Injury

Cellarity, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing Cell State-Correcting therapies through integrated multi-omics and AI modeling, today announced the publication of a seminal manuscript in Nature Communications, which describes a novel framework for the prediction and characterization of drug-induced liver injury (DILI), along with open-source posting of the model and validation data.

14 Nov 2025

New Tool Studies Kinase Activity During DNA Damage

Cornell researchers have developed a powerful new biosensor that reveals, in unprecedented detail, how and where kinases – enzymes that control nearly all cellular processes – turn on and off inside living cells.

14 Nov 2025

FOXP3 Gene Regulation Holds Key to Immune Therapies

The immune system faces a delicate balancing act: it must be aggressive enough to fight infections and cancer, yet restrained enough to avoid attacking the body's own tissues.

14 Nov 2025

New "Ultra-Mild" Method Corrects Cancer DNA Methylation Test Errors

Traditional bisulfite sequencing damages DNA, while enzyme-based alternatives are inconsistent. A novel methylation analysis method, called UMBS-seq, was published this week in Nature Communications. UMBS-seq achieves both accuracy and gentleness, unlocking more reliable cancer biomarker detection.

13 Nov 2025

Plant Cell Duality: Balancing Adaptability in Skin Cells with Stability in Reproductive Cells

Mutations drive evolution, but they can also be risky. New research led by plant biologists at the University of California, Davis, published Nov. 10 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals how plants control mutation rates in different stem cells to balance adaptability with safety and stability.

13 Nov 2025

Bone Regeneration Breakthrough: Next-Gen Nanoparticle-Stem Cell Hybrids Show Promise

A research team in South Korea has successfully developed a novel technology that combines nanoparticles with stem cells to significantly improve 3D bone tissue regeneration.

13 Nov 2025

Brain Immune Cells Found to Act as Accelerators and Brakes for Anxiety

Anxiety disorders are some of the most common mental health conditions in America, affecting about one in five people nationwide.

12 Nov 2025

AlphaSync Brings Continuous Updates to Global Protein Structure Predictions

The shape, or structure, of proteins determines how they work, making it essential for researchers to have access to high-quality structural models.

12 Nov 2025

CellWhisperer Enables Natural Language Exploration of Single-Cell Biology

Using sophisticated RNA sequencing technology, biomedical researchers can measure the activity of our genes across millions of single cells, creating detailed maps of tissues, organs, and diseases.

12 Nov 2025

Global Constraint Principle Offers Fresh Insight into Life’s Growth Limits

A research team including a scientist of Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan, has identified a novel principle in biology that mathematically explains why the growth of organisms slows as nutrients become more abundant-a phenomenon known as "the law of diminishing returns."

12 Nov 2025

Inter-Organelle Crosstalk Regulates Protein Biogenesis in Eukaryotic Cells

Janelia researchers have uncovered a novel way that two of the structures inside cells-the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and lysosomes-coordinate the production of proteins, highlighting how interactions between organelles are important for regulating cellular processes.

11 Nov 2025

Uncovering the Mechanism of Chromosome Congression for Targeted Cancer Therapy

A research team from The University of Osaka, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has uncovered a new molecular mechanism underlying chromosome alignment during cell division.

11 Nov 2025

Neanderthal DNA Reveals Secrets of Jaw Development

Every human face is unique, allowing us to distinguish between individuals. We know little about how facial features are encoded in our DNA, but we may be able to learn more about how our faces develop by looking at our ancient relatives, the Neanderthals.

11 Nov 2025

Scientists Build a Genetic Map to Predict Bacterial Resistance Mechanisms

The bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is a haunting presence in many hospitals in the United States, where more than one in 100 patients are treated for A. baumannii infections.

10 Nov 2025

Human Pangenome Research Opens a New Chapter in Precision Medicine

In May 2023, the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium (HPRC) released the first draft of the human pangenome reference sequence, which integrated genomic data from 47 individuals representing genetic diversity and added 119 million base pairs of euchromatic polymorphic sequences.

10 Nov 2025

Researchers Find "Hidden" Mutations by Tracing Protein Isoforms

Approximately 25 million individuals in the United States are affected by a rare genetic disorder, and a significant number of them face challenges not only due to the absence of effective treatments but also because of insufficient information regarding their condition.

10 Nov 2025

St. Jude Scientists Discover Hidden Binding Pocket in Nuclear Receptors

A study from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital uncovered an alternative binding pocket within nuclear receptors, revealing a much-needed new therapy route for this important class of drug targets.

7 Nov 2025

Comprehensive Kinase Atlas Redefines Regulation of Gene Transcription Machinery

The enzyme RNA polymerase II transcribes genes into messenger RNA. This process is guided by modifications to the enzyme's "tail" called phosphorylation patterns.

7 Nov 2025

Scientists Reveal Nonenzymatic Role of NUDT5 in Purine Pathway Regulation

Inside every cell, a finely tuned metabolic network determines when to build, recycle, or stop producing essential molecules.

7 Nov 2025

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