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.

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

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Feature Articles

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Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

What Role does Mitochondria Play in Eyesight?

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

What are Zwitterions?

Creating Biomaterials that can Heal bone

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

T Cell Development

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Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

Cellular Choreographers: the Chromosomal Passenger Complex

Advancements in Buccal Cell Collection

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

Chirality in Biochemistry

Effects of Cell Death on Neurodegeneration

The Revolution of Synthetic Biology

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

Single-Cell Sequencing for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

What are Neutrophils?

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Beads on a String: Conflicting Views on Chromatin Architecture

Molecular Cell Biology of Diabetes

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

What is Stem Cell Banking?

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

What are the differences between B and T Cells?

How could mRNA be Used to Fight Diseases?

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

What are RNA Sensors?

A Guide to Understanding Multicellularity

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Enhancing the Function of Mitochondria Using Deep Red Light

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

Sustainability within Synthetic Biology

What are Vesicants?

Insulin Signaling Pathway

What is Cell Culture Forensics?

What is Epitranscriptomics?

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

What is Epidemiology?

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

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

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

What are Biofilms?

Cell Biology and Toxicology

A History of Developmental Biology

What are Stem Cells?

The Cell Cycle

What is Macrophage Polarization?

What is a Protocell?

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

Applications of Chemoattractants

What is Neurobiology?

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

Insight into the Function of the Peroxisome

Endothelial Cell Biology

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

Applications of 3D printing in Drug Delivery

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

The Steps of Protein Synthesis

What Is Synthetic Embryology?

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

How are Artificial Cells Produced?

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

Pluripotent Stem Cells

Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

Insight into Tissue Repair and Regeneration

RNA Polymerases Across the Kingdoms of Life

What are the Differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

The Structure and Function of the 5' UTR

Protocell Uses in Biology

B Cell Development

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

What are Regulatory T Cells?

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

Cellular Engineering: Cutting-Edge Cell Manipulation Technologies

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

The Biology of Behavior

Cellular Aging

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

GPCR Signaling Pathways

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

Cell Structure and Antibiotic Resistance

The Future of Bioengineered Products

Why does Cell Polarity Matter?

What are Stress Granules?

What are CAR T cells?

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Cell Staining Techniques

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

Human vs. Animal Cells for Disease Models

Stem Cell Controversy

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

Stem Cell Properties

Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques: Shedding Light on Molecular Dynamics

What is Synthetic Biology?

Using Aptamers to Detect Cancer

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

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.

Single-Cell Multiomics Model Decodes Enhancer Networks in Rare Cell Populations

Understanding gene regulation may be the key to interpreting human disease genetics. Genes are regulated in part by stretches of DNA called enhancers, which define when, where, and how strongly each gene is turned on.

17 Sep 2026

Study Decodes Molecular Key Triggering SARS-CoV-2 Cell Invasion

To enter our cells, the Covid-19 virus fuses its surrounding membrane with the membrane of the target cell.

17 Sep 2026

Noninvasive Imaging Framework Enhances Predictions of Higher-Order Human Brain Function

Researchers from the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a new, noninvasive way to examine how blood flow and cellular organization align across the layers of the living human brain.

17 Sep 2026

Engineered Prime Editing Strategy Integrates Gene-Sized Payloads Into Living Human Genomes

Genomic editing holds great potential yet continues to have its limitations. Most current methods either rely on untargeted gene delivery or short DNA edits that need to be individualized to each patient.

17 Sep 2026

Scientists Grow Human Brain Organoids in Cortex-Depleted Mice

Stanford Medicine scientists have chalked up a major advance in growing human brain cells outside of the human brain - and outside of laboratory glassware.

17 Sep 2026

Uncovering B Cell Signaling Pathways to Enhance Targeted T Cell Immunotherapies

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, according to a 2026 Cancer Research Institute report. Cancer biologists are keenly aware of this statistic, as it drives them to innovations that revolutionize cancer care-innovations like immunotherapy.

17 Sep 2026

Genetic Redundancy Allows Cells to Optimize mRNA Sequences Against Aggregation

Messenger RNA, or mRNA, is best known for carrying genetic instructions from DNA to the cellular machinery that makes proteins. But all RNA molecules have another, less appreciated property: they are naturally sticky.

17 Sep 2026

Nabsys 2.0 Platform Detects Key Structural Variants and Copy Number Changes in Leukemia

Nabsys 2.0, LLC ("Nabsys"), a pioneer in Electronic Genome Mapping (EGM), today announced results from a proof-of-principle study led by researchers at Augusta University evaluating the Nabsys OhmX™ Platform for cytogenomic analysis of hematologic malignancies.

17 Sep 2026

Research Team Uncovers Physical Genome Interactions Governing Regenerative Gene Expression Programs

After an injury, DNA not only alters its activity but also the way it is organized spatially within the cell nucleus.

17 Sep 2026

Study Provides Novel Structural Model for CaMKIIα Synaptic Accumulation

Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) at Kanazawa University, Kyoto University, SOKENDAI, and the National Institute for Physiological Sciences have revealed how CaMKIIα-a key brain protein involved in learning and memory-organizes itself into chain-like structures.

17 Sep 2026

Cryo-EM Captures Interactions Between BRD4 Bromodomains and Nucleosomal DNA

Researchers have uncovered a new 3D structure of a cancer-linked protein bound to its cellular partner, detailing how it attaches to chromosomes and offering key insights for future disease treatments.

16 Sep 2026

MGI Launches VisiOmics in Europe and Unveils AI-Enabled Pathology Portfolio at ECP 2026

MGI Tech Co., Ltd. (MGI), a company committed to developing core tools and technologies that drive innovation in life science, today announced the European launch of VisiOmics (PMIF-20RS), a fully automated multiplex immunofluorescence (mIF) staining and imaging system, at the 38th European Congress of Pathology (ECP 2026), held in Stockholm from 12 to 16 September 2026.

From MGI 16 Sep 2026

Research Exposes Molecular Mechanisms Dampening CD8+ T Cell Functional Efficacy

A research team led by Prof. ZHOU Xuyu from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with researchers from Beijing Ditan Hospital and Capital Medical University, has identified ANKRD11 as a key regulator that reduces the activity of CD8+ T cells during chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and cancer.

15 Sep 2026

Researchers Analyze Somatic DNA Integrity across Complex Longevity Pathways

A new review was published in Volume 18 of Aging on August 26, 2026, titled "Assessing mechanisms and evidence of a causal role for cellular senescence and somatic mutations in aging."

15 Sep 2026

New Mathematical Models Track Surface Protein Interactions to Map Evolutionary Terrains

When a virus mutates, the world usually finds out the hard way. Variants of influenza and SARS‑CoV‑2 can slip past vaccines and antibody drugs before scientists fully understand what has changed.

15 Sep 2026

Advanced Diagnostic Technologies Target Inaccessible Plasma Cells Housed inside Bones

For decades, immunologists have known that the body's most durable defenses depend on plasma cells, the antibody-producing cells responsible for long-term immune memory.

15 Sep 2026

Activating TRPC1 Protein Channels With Magnetic Fields Triggers Cancer Phagocytosis

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have demonstrated an innovative approach for targeted breast cancer therapy using pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs).

15 Sep 2026

Icosagen Develops Manufacturing-Ready CHO Cell Line for EPOK Therapeutics' Complex Tetravalent Antibody-Like Protein

Icosagen, a private European protein therapeutics CRDMO, and EPOK Therapeutics Inc., a pre-clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, based in Toronto, Canada, today announced the successful completion of a development project for EPOK's novel antibody EPRA-0322.

From Icosagen 15 Sep 2026

Hidden DNA Sequences Outside Human Genes Contain Signatures of Complex Schizophrenia

Researchers at the University of Oslo have mapped which parts of our DNA carry the inherited differences behind complex traits and disorders.

15 Sep 2026

Acorn Worm Larva Undergoes Extensive Cellular Reprogramming During Metamorphosis

A squishy worm originating as a floating, head-like form within the Pacific Ocean is reshaping scientific understanding regarding metamorphosis at the cellular scale.

14 Sep 2026

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