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.

What are the Differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

Cell Staining Techniques

Pluripotent Stem Cells

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.

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

What is the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

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

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

What is Synthetic Biology?

What is Cell Culture Forensics?

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

A Guide to Understanding Multicellularity

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

What is Epitranscriptomics?

What is Stem Cell Banking?

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Human vs. Animal Cells for Disease Models

The Biology of Behavior

Protocell Uses in Biology

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Chirality in Biochemistry

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

What is Neurobiology?

What are Vesicants?

What are Biofilms?

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

What are Stress Granules?

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

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

Stem Cell Properties

Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques: Shedding Light on Molecular Dynamics

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

What Role does Mitochondria Play in Eyesight?

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

What are Zwitterions?

Single-Cell Sequencing for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

A History of Developmental Biology

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

What is Macrophage Polarization?

The Revolution of Synthetic Biology

Cellular Choreographers: the Chromosomal Passenger Complex

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

RNA Polymerases Across the Kingdoms of Life

Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Applications of Chemoattractants

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

Advancements in Buccal Cell Collection

RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

Applications of 3D printing in Drug Delivery

What are CAR T cells?

What is Epidemiology?

What are Stem Cells?

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

GPCR Signaling Pathways

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

The Steps of Protein Synthesis

What are RNA Sensors?

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

Insulin Signaling Pathway

How could mRNA be Used to Fight Diseases?

What are Neutrophils?

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

Enhancing the Function of Mitochondria Using Deep Red Light

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

Cellular Aging

The Future of Bioengineered Products

T Cell Development

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

Using Aptamers to Detect Cancer

What is Bioprinting?

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

Creating Biomaterials that can Heal bone

What is a Protocell?

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

Molecular Cell Biology of Diabetes

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

What are Regulatory T Cells?

What Is Synthetic Embryology?

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

Cellular Engineering: Cutting-Edge Cell Manipulation Technologies

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

The Cell Cycle

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

Endothelial Cell Biology

Insight into Tissue Repair and Regeneration

Beads on a String: Conflicting Views on Chromatin Architecture

What are the differences between B and T Cells?

How are Artificial Cells Produced?

The Structure and Function of the 5' UTR

B Cell Development

Cell Structure and Antibiotic Resistance

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

Insight into Cell Cultures and Their Challenges

Insight into the Function of the Peroxisome

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Why does Cell Polarity Matter?

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

Effects of Cell Death on Neurodegeneration

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

Sustainability within Synthetic Biology

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

Stem Cell Controversy

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.

Bird flu withstands human fever

Avian influenza viruses pose a specific risk to people, as they can multiply at temperatures exceeding a normal fever, which is a defense mechanism used by the body to halt viruses, according to new research conducted by Cambridge and Glasgow universities.

28 Nov 2025

Study Identifies Adipogenin as Crucial Driver of Lipid Droplet Formation

A microprotein called adipogenin appears to play a key role in helping fat cells store lipid droplets – a phenomenon that's pivotal for metabolic health, a study co-led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.

27 Nov 2025

Gene Transcription Start Sites Identified as Hidden Mutational Hotspots

Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of DNA can be passed down to future generations and are important for how we study genetics and disease.

27 Nov 2025

UBQLN2 Liquid Droplets Found to Catalyze Early α-Synuclein Aggregation

Parkinson's disease (PD) is an age-related, progressive neurodegenerative disorder. The hallmark of PD pathogenesis is the Lewy bodies (LBs) that accumulate in neurons in the substantia nigra region of the brain, damaging these neurons and leading to the motor symptoms of the disease. α-synuclein (α-syn), a misfolded protein, aggregates and forms fibrils, which leads to the formation of LBs.

27 Nov 2025

Mitochondrial Mutation Found to Rewire Immune Function

Scientists have discovered how a mitochondrial mutation rewires immune function in a model of inherited primary mitochondrial disorders, which often lead to severe disability and death.

27 Nov 2025

Scientists Uncover Inner Workings of Biomolecular Condensates Linked to ALS

Inside the cell reside many tiny assembly factories and warehouses that gather together all of the proteins and RNAs-which carry out instructions from our DNA-that a living being needs.

27 Nov 2025

Kinase Inhibitors Found to Trigger Widespread Target Protein Degradation

Protein kinases are the molecular switches of the cell. They control growth, division, communication, and survival by attaching phosphate groups to other proteins.

27 Nov 2025

Scientists Map How Transcription Factors Interpret DNA Sequences

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to increased knowledge about gene regulation in human cells.

27 Nov 2025

Nobel Prize-Awarded Material That Puncture and Kill Bacteria

Bacteria that multiply on surfaces are a major headache in healthcare when they gain a foothold on, for example, implants or in catheters.

27 Nov 2025

DNA Rigidity Inside the Nucleosome Regulates INO80 Positioning

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have shown that DNA inflexibility, or rigidity, inside the nucleosome regulates the positioning of INO80. This highlights that the physical structure and shape of DNA, not just genetic information, are key components of DNA transcription.

26 Nov 2025

Breakthrough Reveals How Immune Cells Orchestrate Pathological Scarring

Researchers at the University of Arizona uncovered a previously unknown population of circulating immune cells that play a critical role in fibrosis, the buildup of scar tissue that can lead to organ failure and disfigurement.

26 Nov 2025

Discovery Reveals Unexpected Role for OTULIN in Controlling Tau Expression

Scientists have uncovered a surprising mechanism by which a brain enzyme called OTULIN controls the expression of tau, the protein that forms toxic tangles in Alzheimer's disease.

26 Nov 2025

Biotin Competition in the Nasal Cavity

Research reveals biotin competition in the nasal cavity affects Staphylococcus aureus growth, highlighting potential strategies to combat antibiotic resistance.

26 Nov 2025

Freezing Cells for Success: DMSO-Free Redefining the Future of Cryopreservation

Cryopreservation plays a crucial role in cell biology research, bioprocessing, and biomanufacturing. Traditionally, DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) has been the cryoprotectant of choice for preserving cells.

25 Nov 2025

Scientists Reveal How Memory T Cells Persist Across the Body

Memory T cells are a special type of white blood cell that "remember" past infections and vaccines, helping our bodies to quickly respond if we encounter the same germs again.

25 Nov 2025

Researchers Develop High-Throughput Technique to Decode T-Cell Receptors

Studying T cells, the immune cells most responsible for responding to infections and cancers, just received a significant boost in the form of a new technique from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

25 Nov 2025

Old Blood Stem Cells Regain Regenerative Capacity Through Lysosomal Intervention

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered how to reverse aging in blood-forming stem cells in mice by correcting defects in the stem cell's lysosomes.

25 Nov 2025

New Technique Reveals Synaptic Vesicle Dynamics in Living Brain Tissue

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have used a "zap-and-freeze" technology to watch hard-to-see brain cell communications in living brain tissue from mice and humans.

25 Nov 2025

Ribosome Collisions Activate Key Stress Signaling Mechanisms in Cells

LMU researchers uncover the mechanism by which ribosomes raise alarms in the cell.

25 Nov 2025

Targeting Rhoa to Restore Function in Hematopoietic Stem Cells

Aging is defined as the deterioration of function overtime, and it is one of the main risk factors for numerous chronic diseases.

25 Nov 2025

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