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.

Cell Structure and Antibiotic Resistance

T Cell Development

Stem Cell Properties

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

What is a Protocell?

Insight into the Function of the Peroxisome

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

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A Guide to Understanding Multicellularity

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

What is Epidemiology?

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

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

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

Single-Cell Sequencing for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

What Role does Mitochondria Play in Eyesight?

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

The Cell Cycle

What is Epitranscriptomics?

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

What are Vesicants?

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

Why does Cell Polarity Matter?

Cell Biology and Toxicology

RNA Polymerases Across the Kingdoms of Life

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

Protocell Uses in Biology

The Revolution of Synthetic Biology

Human vs. Animal Cells for Disease Models

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

Enhancing the Function of Mitochondria Using Deep Red Light

What are Stress Granules?

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

What are Biofilms?

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

Stem Cell Controversy

Cellular Aging

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

Insight into Cell Cultures and Their Challenges

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

What is Synthetic Biology?

What is Macrophage Polarization?

Pluripotent Stem Cells

The Structure and Function of the 5' UTR

The Biology of Behavior

A History of Developmental Biology

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

Insulin Signaling Pathway

What are Zwitterions?

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

What is Cell Culture Forensics?

Creating Biomaterials that can Heal bone

Advancements in Buccal Cell Collection

Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

What are Stem Cells?

Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

How could mRNA be Used to Fight Diseases?

What are the Differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

What are Regulatory T Cells?

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

What are the differences between B and T Cells?

Cellular Engineering: Cutting-Edge Cell Manipulation Technologies

What Is Synthetic Embryology?

What are RNA Sensors?

What is Stem Cell Banking?

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

What are CAR T cells?

Applications of Chemoattractants

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

The Future of Bioengineered Products

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

What are Neutrophils?

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

Chirality in Biochemistry

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

lncRNAs in Human Disease

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

How are Artificial Cells Produced?

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

Effects of Cell Death on Neurodegeneration

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

What is the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

Molecular Cell Biology of Diabetes

Using Aptamers to Detect Cancer

Applications of 3D printing in Drug Delivery

Insight into Tissue Repair and Regeneration

lncRNAs in Human Disease

The Steps of Protein Synthesis

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

Sustainability within Synthetic Biology

RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

Beads on a String: Conflicting Views on Chromatin Architecture

B Cell Development

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

Cellular Choreographers: the Chromosomal Passenger Complex

GPCR Signaling Pathways

Cell Staining Techniques

Endothelial Cell Biology

What is Neurobiology?

Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques: Shedding Light on Molecular Dynamics

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.

Peking University Researchers Map High Dimensional Cellular Networks in Tumors

A comprehensive review led by Associate Researcher Linnan Zhu and Academician Zemin Zhang at Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Peking University, China, and Chongqing Medical University, China, was published in Volume 2, article number 27 of the journal Immunity & Inflammation on June 05, 2026.

13 Jun 2026

Phage Surface Proteins Act as Molecular Anchors to Attach Cells

Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that infect bacteria and are not considered human pathogens. Yet researchers at the Translational Microbiology Laboratory of the Institute of Biochemistry, HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged, have shown that some gut phages can also physically interact with human cells.

13 Jun 2026

Study Shows Protein Fragment Reduces Neuronal Degeneration in Mice

Researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil have discovered a new strategy that may protect neurons and other brain cells involved in Parkinson's disease in the future.

13 Jun 2026

Study Identifies Novel Interaction Between an Innate Immune Receptor and an Enzyme

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) - even mild concussions - may trigger a chain reaction in the brain that disrupts neuronal communication.

13 Jun 2026

New Internal Cellular Process Creates Cysteine When Primary Systems Fail

A molecular geneticist at Montana State University has discovered a cellular process once believed impossible by scientists – the creation of the amino acid cysteine within a living cell when the cell's primary systems to do so fail.

13 Jun 2026

AI Decodes Biomolecular Condensates to Revolutionize Drug Discovery

Researchers at Princeton University have harnessed AI to understand how drugs affect the dynamics of vital structures within the cell.

13 Jun 2026

New Protein Storage Condensates May Hold Clues for Better Anticancer Strategies

A team of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers has discovered large droplets of proteins known as condensates near inactive chromosome regions within the cell nucleus that are a feature of some cancer cells and may hold clues for better anticancer strategies.

12 Jun 2026

Body Clock Protein Drives Macrophages Into Pro-Inflammatory States

Daily life is shaped by the solar day, influencing when we wake up, eat, work, and sleep. Inside the body, a similar internal timing system -present in nearly every cell- known as the circadian clock, synchronizes many biological functions such as sleep, metabolism, hormone release, and even the immune system's activity.

12 Jun 2026

Laser Phase Plate in the Electron Microscope Promises Clear Images of Tiniest Proteins

Nearly 100 years ago, a seemingly simple discovery revolutionized the microscope. The introduction of phase-contrast, which garnered a Nobel Prize in 1953, brought into clear view structures inside cells that had previously been too faint or washed out for biologists to study.

12 Jun 2026

Collagen Exists as Liquid-Like Droplets Inside Cells

According to a recent study from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, collagen, the protein that forms skin, bones, tendons, and organs, occurs inside cells as a liquid-like droplet rather than the long, rigid rod portrayed in textbooks during the past fifty years.

12 Jun 2026

Brazilian Researchers Identify Forty Five New Toxins in Salmonella Samples

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered 45 new toxins produced by Salmonella bacteria, some of which are associated with foodborne infections.

12 Jun 2026

Scientists Track Tiny Human Proteins Using Novel Laser Phase Plate

In a landmark achievement in biological imaging, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and Biohub today announced the successful demonstration of the laser phase plate.

12 Jun 2026

Researchers Identify a Dedicated Gut-Brain Signaling Pathway That Helps Drive Hunger

Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center found that common dietary sugars fructose and glucose, despite having the same amount of calories, communicate with the brain through different gut-brain pathways, a difference that may help shape our food and beverage preferences.

12 Jun 2026

New Insights Into How Pancreatic Beta Cells Manage Protein Folding

Origami masters turn simple sheets of paper into ornate sculptures. In the origami of life, our cells must fold proteins into specific three-dimensional shapes before they can carry out their biological jobs.

12 Jun 2026

Ancient Genome Duplications Fueled the Evolution of Complex Brains

New findings, published today (10 June) in Nature, help to answer the riddle of how vertebrates evolved the diverse array of brain cells that distinguishes them from other animals.

11 Jun 2026

Study Reframes the Deep-Sea as a Unique "Evolutionary Engine"

The deep sea is a unique 'evolutionary engine' with one of the richest and most unexplored sources of genetic diversity on Earth, according to a major new study that has assessed its potential to transform biotechnology and DNA sequencing technologies.

11 Jun 2026

Cryo-EM Study Unlocks Structural Secrets of RNA Therapeutics

RNA therapeutics have emerged as one of the most promising new classes of medicines. Eight small interfering RNA (siRNA) drugs have already been approved worldwide for the treatment of genetic diseases, yet scientists have not fully understood one of the most fundamental steps underlying their function: how Argonaute, the core protein responsible for gene silencing, becomes activated.

11 Jun 2026

Building More Realistic Human Tissue Models With Assembloids

Assembloids combine organoids and specialized cells, creating advanced models for drug testing and regenerative medicine with improved physiological relevance.

11 Jun 2026

AI Reducing Animal Testing, Speeding Drug Trials

Brisbane biotech company Gelomics is helping advance a new generation of drug development through its platform for creating lab-grown human tissue models, giving researchers a more human-relevant way to test compounds in early-stage research without relying on animal experiments.

11 Jun 2026

Laverock Therapeutics Reports Key Oncology Research Milestones

Laverock Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing disease-responsive advanced therapies through its unique, programmable gene control technology, today announced key in-vivo functional milestones across its T-cell and macrophage oncology program for solid tumor indications.

From Laverock Therapeutics 11 Jun 2026

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