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.

Insight into Cell Cultures and Their Challenges

Beads on a String: Conflicting Views on Chromatin Architecture

Why does Cell Polarity Matter?

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 Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

Effects of Cell Death on Neurodegeneration

What Is Synthetic Embryology?

The Revolution of Synthetic Biology

Insulin Signaling Pathway

What are RNA Sensors?

Insight into Tissue Repair and Regeneration

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

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T Cell Development

Advancements in Buccal Cell Collection

The Cell Cycle

B Cell Development

Sustainability within Synthetic Biology

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

What is Synthetic Biology?

Pluripotent Stem Cells

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

Endothelial Cell Biology

Protocell Uses in Biology

What is Stem Cell Banking?

A Guide to Understanding Multicellularity

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

What is Cell Culture Forensics?

Insight into the Function of the Peroxisome

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

Stem Cell Properties

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

What are Vesicants?

What are Stem Cells?

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

What are the differences between B and T Cells?

What is Epidemiology?

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

Cell Biology and Toxicology

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

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

What are Neutrophils?

What are Biofilms?

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

lncRNAs in Human Disease

What is the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques: Shedding Light on Molecular Dynamics

How could mRNA be Used to Fight Diseases?

Cellular Engineering: Cutting-Edge Cell Manipulation Technologies

The Structure and Function of the 5' UTR

Cell Staining Techniques

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

What is Macrophage Polarization?

Enhancing the Function of Mitochondria Using Deep Red Light

Single-Cell Sequencing for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

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

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

Chirality in Biochemistry

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

What is Epitranscriptomics?

What are the Differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

The Future of Bioengineered Products

Molecular Cell Biology of Diabetes

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

What Role does Mitochondria Play in Eyesight?

What are Stress Granules?

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

lncRNAs in Human Disease

The Steps of Protein Synthesis

How are Artificial Cells Produced?

Applications of 3D printing in Drug Delivery

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

What is Bioprinting?

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

What is a Protocell?

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

Human vs. Animal Cells for Disease Models

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

The Biology of Behavior

RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

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

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

A History of Developmental Biology

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Stem Cell Controversy

RNA Polymerases Across the Kingdoms of Life

Applications of Chemoattractants

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

What are Zwitterions?

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

What are Regulatory T Cells?

Cellular Aging

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

GPCR Signaling Pathways

Cell Structure and Antibiotic Resistance

What are CAR T cells?

What is Neurobiology?

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

Cellular Choreographers: the Chromosomal Passenger Complex

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

Creating Biomaterials that can Heal bone

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

Using Aptamers to Detect Cancer

Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

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 Designs Custom Miniproteins to Precisely Control Cell Receptors

G protein-coupled receptors, or GPCRs, sit in the plasma membrane, the boundary that defines the inside and outside of a living cell. They communicate with nearly every physiological process in our bodies - from the ability to see and smell, to sensing of adrenaline, insulin, nutrients and medicines.

22 May 2026

Essential Keratin Guides Embryonic Cell Movement in Developing Zebrafish

Hair, nails, and horns, all made up of keratin, are some of the hardest and most resilient structures in animals. Inside zebrafish cells, keratin plays a distinct role, giving them the strength they need to move together as a coherent tissue while modulating the driving forces behind their movement during early development. But what happens when keratin is missing?

22 May 2026

Ancient Eukaryotes Evolved on Oxygenated Seafloor Environments

From the highest mountains to the deepest ocean, the driest desert to the lushest jungle, Earth displays a dazzling array of lifeforms.

22 May 2026

Scientists Capture Live-Action Footage of Housekeeping Immune Cells Engulfing Melanoma

Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have captured, for the first time, 'housekeeping' immune cells actively attacking and engulfing live melanoma cells – a discovery that could change the way we approach treatment for one of Australia's most common and deadly cancers.

22 May 2026

High Protein Levels Bypass Functional BRCA Defenses to Generate Toxic Double-Strand Genomic Breaks

When it comes to cancer, tumor suppressor genes are usually thought of as the "good guys." These genes make proteins that protect and repair DNA in cells.

22 May 2026

Dental Pulp Stem Cell Subsets Triggers Rapid Cellular Senescence and Tooth Decay

With age, teeth get increasingly brittle and susceptible to damage from tooth decay, which can eventually lead to tooth loss. Teeth have an intrinsic capability to regenerate, a process which is driven by dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) which replenish the dental pulp including the dentin-producing cells called odontoblasts.

22 May 2026

Scientists Find Key Genetic Boundary That Dictates Immune System Failure

Not all broken genes fail in the same way: some simply stop working, while others interfere with what still works.

22 May 2026

Allison Institute Platform Utilizes Spatial Profiling to Locate Protective Cellular Niches

Researchers with the James P. Allison Institute™ at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a new gene expression signature within tumors that can help identify patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who are more likely to experience lasting benefits from combined immunotherapy treatment.

21 May 2026

Researchers Discover That Lesion Cells Fail to Recruit Surrounding Tissue Into Tumor Growth Helpers

In an unexpected finding, a new study flips on its head researchers' understanding of how precancerous pancreas lesions evolve into pancreatic cancer. The paradigm-changing discovery has tremendous implications for identifying people at higher risk of cancer or even, potentially stopping malignant transformation.

21 May 2026

How Minimal Medical Care Shifts Amazonian Villagers' Unique Gut Bacteria

Even minimal exposure to modern medicine can rapidly change the human microbiome. In a new study publishing May 20 in the Cell Press journal Cell Reports, researchers reveal that the gut microbes of remote Amazonian Indigenous communities began shifting toward patterns more commonly seen in urban, industrialized populations after only a few medical visits.

21 May 2026

Polymer Platforms Help Focus Immune Attack on Cancerous Tumors

Conventional immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as anti-PD-1/PD-L1 and anti-CTLA-4 antibodies, can reinvigorate T cells but typically benefit less than 30% of patients.

21 May 2026

Scientists Synthesize Rare Sea Sponge Molecules to Boost Future Cancer Drug Development

Florida State University chemists have synthesized new molecules derived from bacteria found in a Pacific Ocean sea sponge, a breakthrough for the future of drug development, particularly for rare forms of cancer.

21 May 2026

Disrupted Honeycomb Cellular Patterns in the Early Brain May Drive Cancer and Birth Defects

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have revealed how mistakes in the final step of cell division can have dire consequences for developing brain cells. The findings offer important new insights into cancer and developmental disorders, helping explain how the body tries to protect itself and what happens when it can't.

21 May 2026

Analysis Reveals Blurred Neural Patterns During Failed Cognitive Switches

Most people have experienced the feeling: switching from one task to another, only to find the brain momentarily stuck in the old mode of thinking. Sometimes, even after realizing a strategy no longer works, the mind keeps returning to it anyway.

21 May 2026

Open-Chip Design Separates Fluid Resistance From Wall Confinement to Trace Cell Behavior

Most cancer studies focus on chemical signals or stiff tumor surroundings, but the stickiness of the fluid itself has received little attention. For glioblastoma, the invasion front is about eight times more viscous than the necrotic core, creating a rising resistance that migrating cells must overcome.

21 May 2026

Protein Plays Dual Role by Silencing Thousands of Genes While Keeping Vital Ones Active

The causes of male infertility can be hard to diagnose, with many tests failing to detect genetic defects. Sometimes, infertility doesn't even involve the genes themselves. It can arise from improper folding of the father's DNA in the sperm. If a couple conceives, this mispackaged DNA can damage the lifelong health of the child.

21 May 2026

Engineers Develop New mRNA Adjuvant That Dramatically Amplifies Cancer-Fighting T Cells

Engineers from the University of Houston, MIT and Harvard have developed a new mRNA-based strategy that dramatically amplifies the T-cell response to vaccines - an advance that could lead to far more powerful cancer vaccines and stronger protection against infectious diseases.

20 May 2026

Sensory Nerve Signals Block the Immune System's Response to Lung Cancer

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have revealed that sensory nerve signals interfere with the immune system's response to lung cancer. This previously unrecognized neuroimmune connection could be targeted to improve responses to immunotherapy.

20 May 2026

Novel Synthetic Molecules Attack Cell Membranes to Prevent Severe Bacterial Infections

In a new study, researchers show how so‑called TriPcides can target the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, including antibiotic‑resistant strains such as MRSA. The compounds disrupt the bacteria's ability to cause infection and can also kill dormant bacterial cells, which are often difficult to treat with existing antibiotics.

20 May 2026

Stimulating Early Brain Circuits Partially Restores Vocal Defects Caused by Genetic Mutations

Communication begins long before children learn to speak. Researchers at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Taiwan have now uncovered how early brain activity helps build developing communication circuits via regulating FOXP2/Foxp2, a gene linked to human speech and communication disorders.

20 May 2026

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