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

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

Effects of Cell Death on Neurodegeneration

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.

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

The Biology of Behavior

What are the Differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

The Future of Bioengineered Products

What are Stem Cells?

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

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The Steps of Protein Synthesis

How are Artificial Cells Produced?

Cellular Choreographers: the Chromosomal Passenger Complex

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

Insulin Signaling Pathway

What are Stress Granules?

A History of Developmental Biology

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

Using Aptamers to Detect Cancer

What is Epitranscriptomics?

What is the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

The Cell Cycle

Cellular Aging

The Structure and Function of the 5' UTR

lncRNAs in Human Disease

A Guide to Understanding Multicellularity

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

What are CAR T cells?

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

What is Neurobiology?

Chirality in Biochemistry

Applications of 3D printing in Drug Delivery

Pluripotent Stem Cells

What are Vesicants?

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

RNA Polymerases Across the Kingdoms of Life

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

What is Epidemiology?

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

Insight into Cell Cultures and Their Challenges

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

Stem Cell Properties

What is Stem Cell Banking?

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

Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

What is Synthetic Biology?

Single-Cell Sequencing for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

What are RNA Sensors?

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

What is Bioprinting?

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

Protocell Uses in Biology

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

What are Biofilms?

What are the differences between B and T Cells?

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

Enhancing the Function of Mitochondria Using Deep Red Light

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

Advancements in Buccal Cell Collection

What is Cell Culture Forensics?

What Is Synthetic Embryology?

How could mRNA be Used to Fight Diseases?

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

What are Zwitterions?

Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques: Shedding Light on Molecular Dynamics

What are Neutrophils?

Cell Biology and Toxicology

B Cell Development

Cell Staining Techniques

Cellular Engineering: Cutting-Edge Cell Manipulation Technologies

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

Endothelial Cell Biology

Beads on a String: Conflicting Views on Chromatin Architecture

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Insight into Tissue Repair and Regeneration

Why does Cell Polarity Matter?

What is a Protocell?

What is Macrophage Polarization?

Creating Biomaterials that can Heal bone

Human vs. Animal Cells for Disease Models

Cell Structure and Antibiotic Resistance

Insight into the Function of the Peroxisome

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

T Cell Development

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

Applications of Chemoattractants

What Role does Mitochondria Play in Eyesight?

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

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

Sustainability within Synthetic Biology

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

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

GPCR Signaling Pathways

Molecular Cell Biology of Diabetes

The Revolution of Synthetic Biology

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

What are Regulatory T Cells?

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

Stem Cell Controversy

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

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.

AI-Powered Microscopy Enables Real-Time Imaging of Living Cells

Using artificial intelligence, engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new way to watch the inner workings of living cells in real time.

22 Apr 2026

New Molecular Imaging Technology Illuminates Proteins Inside Living Cells

Fluorescent probes have transformed modern biology by allowing researchers to tag and visualize individual molecules in living cells, tissues, and animals.

22 Apr 2026

New MIND Tool Enables Precise Control of Complex Microbiomes

University of California San Diego researchers have developed a new tool for understanding and modifying any microbiome, including the human microbiome.

22 Apr 2026

Brain Immune Cells Play Key Role in Glioblastoma Tumor Infiltration

Glioblastoma, the most common and most aggressive brain tumor type in adults, remains difficult to treat because it can infiltrate surrounding brain tissue and spread far beyond the main tumor.

22 Apr 2026

Molecular Keyhole Discovery Unlocks New Target for Pain Therapies

Researchers at VIB, VUB, and KU Leuven have identified a tiny binding site, a molecular 'keyhole', in the TRPM3 ion channel, a crucial sensor in pain signaling.

22 Apr 2026

Phages Communicate Across Species to Control Infection Decisions

Recent research reveals that bacteriophages can communicate across species, influencing infection dynamics and microbial ecosystems through arbitrium peptides.

22 Apr 2026

Scientists Map Human Genes That Control HIV Infection Dynamics

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is the cause of AIDS, is a master of deception, using just nine genes to hijack the complex cellular machinery of the human body.

21 Apr 2026

Epigenetic Regulators Shape Gene Activity in Unexpected Ways

A new study finds the proteins responsible for controlling which genes are expressed in a genome do more than simply turn a gene on or off.

21 Apr 2026

Stem Cell Model Reveals Mechanics of Early Human Embryo Development

For the first time, a stem cell model has produced a structure resembling an early human embryo with a yolk-sac-like structure, from a single starting stem cell population and without direct genetic manipulation.

21 Apr 2026

Physics Explains How Neural Tube Closure Occurs in Embryos

In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails to close properly.

21 Apr 2026

Regulatory Genetic Elements Coordinate Temporal Activity of Key Developmental Gene

In a new study published in Genes & Development, research led by Dr Lila Allou at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) in London and Professor Stefan Mundlos at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics and Charité in Berlin demonstrates how different regulatory genetic elements coordinate the temporal activity of a key developmental gene.

20 Apr 2026

Gene Editing Reprograms Immune System to Produce Therapeutic Proteins

An innovative gene-editing strategy could establish a new way for the body to manufacture therapeutic proteins-including certain kinds of highly potent antibodies the are naturally difficult to produce-by reprogramming the immune system itself.

20 Apr 2026

RNA Network Controls Cell Wall Remodeling in Apple Embryogenesis

Somatic embryogenesis is a powerful route for plant regeneration, transformation, and breeding, but one major question has remained unresolved: how highly differentiated cells regain the capacity to divide and develop like embryos.

20 Apr 2026

Study Reveals the "Black Box" of Protein Quality Control in the ER

Over the past few years, Kivanç Birsoy of Rockefeller University and his colleagues in the Laboratory of Metabolic Regulation and Genetics have uncovered amazing information about the antioxidant glutathione, which has numerous vital functions in the body, including eliminating free radicals and repairing cellular damage.

20 Apr 2026

Protein Shape Changes Come Into Focus With LiP-MS and 3D Proteomics

This review explains how LiP-MS detects protein structural changes across whole proteomes, adding functional insight that standard abundance-based proteomics often misses. It also surveys method variants and shows how LiP-MS supports drug-target discovery, disease biomarker research, and the broader framework of “3D proteomics.”

20 Apr 2026

How Mitochondrial Damage Accelerates Stem Cell Aging

Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), the cells that produce all blood cell types, start to lose their efficacy as one ages, which eventually reduces the ability to maintain healthy blood and a robust immune system.

17 Apr 2026

Freudenberg Launches Tacnera® at EWMA 2026: Technology Enables Next Generation of Silicone-Based Foam Dressings

With Tacnera®, Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg) is presenting a new technology for silicone foam dressings used in advanced wound care.

From Freudenberg Performance Materials 17 Apr 2026

MIT Chemists Discover How Membrane Lipids Drive Uncontrolled Cancer Cell Growth

Cells are enveloped by a lipid membrane that gives them structure and provides a barrier between the cell and its environment. However, evidence has recently emerged suggesting that these membranes do more than simply provide protection - they also influence the behavior of the protein receptors embedded in them.

17 Apr 2026

Neuronal Lipid Metabolism Plays a Key Role in Preventing Metabolic Disorders

The brain is the body's command centre, and neurons are the workhorses that carry out its commands. They transmit signals that regulate many bodily functions, including key metabolic processes such as appetite, body weight and energy expenditure.

17 Apr 2026

Scientists Uncover the Molecular Fingerprints of mRNA Vaccine-Induced T Cells

The advent of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in 2020 changed the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the Nobel-prize–winning technology is being adapted to fight cancer, with mRNA vaccines in clinical trials for melanoma, small cell lung cancer and bladder cancer, among others, opening the door to new ways of preventing and treating the disease.

17 Apr 2026

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