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.

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

What is Epitranscriptomics?

T Cell Development

Human vs. Animal Cells for Disease Models

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

Effects of Cell Death on Neurodegeneration

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What are Stress Granules?

Creating Biomaterials that can Heal bone

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

Sustainability within Synthetic Biology

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

B Cell Development

The Cell Cycle

What is Neurobiology?

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

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

What is Macrophage Polarization?

What is Bioprinting?

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

Applications of 3D printing in Drug Delivery

What is Synthetic Biology?

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

What are Vesicants?

The Biology of Behavior

Insight into Tissue Repair and Regeneration

The Structure and Function of the 5' UTR

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

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

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

What are CAR T cells?

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

Cellular Aging

How are Artificial Cells Produced?

The Revolution of Synthetic Biology

What is Cell Culture Forensics?

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

A Guide to Understanding Multicellularity

Cell Staining Techniques

How could mRNA be Used to Fight Diseases?

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

Cellular Engineering: Cutting-Edge Cell Manipulation Technologies

RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

Stem Cell Properties

What are the Differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

Beads on a String: Conflicting Views on Chromatin Architecture

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

The Steps of Protein Synthesis

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

Protocell Uses in Biology

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

What are Biofilms?

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

What is Epidemiology?

Using Aptamers to Detect Cancer

What are Neutrophils?

What are the differences between B and T Cells?

Enhancing the Function of Mitochondria Using Deep Red Light

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Molecular Cell Biology of Diabetes

Endothelial Cell Biology

Single-Cell Sequencing for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

The Future of Bioengineered Products

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

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

Cell Structure and Antibiotic Resistance

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

Stem Cell Controversy

What are Stem Cells?

What is the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques: Shedding Light on Molecular Dynamics

Why does Cell Polarity Matter?

A History of Developmental Biology

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

Insight into Cell Cultures and Their Challenges

What are Zwitterions?

Applications of Chemoattractants

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

Advancements in Buccal Cell Collection

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

What is Stem Cell Banking?

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

Cellular Choreographers: the Chromosomal Passenger Complex

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

Chirality in Biochemistry

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

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

Cell Biology and Toxicology

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

What Is Synthetic Embryology?

What is a Protocell?

What are Regulatory T Cells?

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Insight into the Function of the Peroxisome

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

RNA Polymerases Across the Kingdoms of Life

Insulin Signaling Pathway

Pluripotent Stem Cells

Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

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.

New Technology Uses Genetic Passcodes to Protect High-Value Engineered Cell Lines

In recent years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Homeland Security, and other authorities have flagged a record number of unauthorized shipments of biological materials.

11 Apr 2026

Single-Letter Insertion in Non-Coding DNA can Alter Sex Development in Mice

Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have discovered that changing just one letter in DNA can completely alter sex development in mice.

11 Apr 2026

New Experimental System Mimics Low-Grade Pediatric Glioma in 3D

A three-dimensional experimental system has been developed to study the response to drugs in low-grade glioma, a tumor of the central nervous system that often occurs in children.

10 Apr 2026

Redefining Cancer Therapy Through Selective Targeting of BET Protein Families

For over a decade, a class of drugs called BET inhibitors has been tested in cancer trials with high expectations.

10 Apr 2026

Vibrio cholerae Captures External DNA to Boost Its Antiviral Defenses

Like most bacteria, Vibrio cholerae lives under constant attack from viruses. To survive, bacteria equip themselves with antiviral immune systems.

10 Apr 2026

Non-Coding DNA Mutations Identified as Cause of Rare Neonatal Diabetes

Scientists have found new genetic causes for diabetes in babies – in a part of the genome that has historically been overlooked in genetic studies.

10 Apr 2026

Study Reveals How Bacteria Protect Themselves During Cell Cleavage

Bacteria reproduce by dividing into two: they form a wall, or septum, between the two future cells while remodeling the old cell walls so the so-called "daughter" cells can separate without bursting.

10 Apr 2026

Low Oxygen Triggers Latent Regenerative Programs in Embryonic Mouse Limbs

Certain animals are able to regenerate missing body parts. After amputation, salamanders and frog tadpoles are able to reconstruct entire limbs. Mammals are unable to. Biologists have been trying to figure out why for decades.

10 Apr 2026

Single-Cell Mapping Uncovers Insights Into Pregnancy Complications

The biological connection between a pregnant woman and her developing baby has been mapped in unprecedented detail by UC San Francisco scientists, revealing new cell types and insights into conditions such as preeclampsia, preterm birth, and miscarriage.

9 Apr 2026

Study Identifies Stemness Checkpoint Controlling Stem Cell Identity

A study published in Cell Research advances a central idea in stem cell biology by identifying a checkpoint that controls the identity of many different types of stem cells across developmental stages.

9 Apr 2026

CIPHER-seq Reveals RNA and Protein Activity in Immune Cells

A new single-cell technology is giving scientists their clearest view yet of immune cell behavior-capturing not just genetic intent but real-time activity.

9 Apr 2026

Mosaic Cell Reprogramming Primes Skin for Rapid Injury Response

It is well known that students who prepare in advance perform better on exams. Now, it appears that the skin can do the same.

9 Apr 2026

RNA Barcoding Technique Reveals Neural Connections at Synapse Level

By tagging neurons with molecular "barcodes," researchers mapped connections among thousands of neurons in the mouse brain with unprecedented speed and resolution.

8 Apr 2026

Cnpy1 Protein Found Essential for Vomeronasal Neuron Survival

Researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Hyderabad, have identified a mammalian protein, Cnpy1 (Canopy1), that is essential for the survival and function of vomeronasal sensory neurons in mice.

8 Apr 2026

Plastisphere Microbes Display Unique Genetic Traits for Survival

Plastic pollution is a global problem. It damages ecosystems, endangers animals, and in the form of nanoplastic particles, can also have consequences for human health.

8 Apr 2026

Study Reveals Microbiota Control of Intestinal Cell Plasticity

A research team led by scientists from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, has made significant progress in understanding the relationship between gut microbiota and intestinal cells.

8 Apr 2026

Study Reveals Pol Theta Role in Cancer DNA Repair

A cancer drug target already being investigated in clinical trials turns out to be doing something even more consequential than researchers realized.

8 Apr 2026

How Cancer Cells Evade Chemotherapy-Induced Apoptosis

Researchers at Umeå University have provided new insights into how cancer cells defend themselves against cell death.

8 Apr 2026

Semen-Derived Exosomes Eye Drops to Treat Retinoblastoma

Innovative eye drops using semen-derived exosomes target retinoblastoma, improving therapeutic delivery and preserving ocular function in preclinical models.

8 Apr 2026

ASHOP Platform Unifies Multi-Omics Data for Blood Cancer Insights

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the American Society for Hematology (ASH) and the Munich Leukemia Laboratory have developed a data-sharing platform that unites genomics, gene expression and clinical information from nearly 6,000 patients with blood cancers.

7 Apr 2026

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