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

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Sustainability within Synthetic Biology

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

Cell Biology and Toxicology

RNA Polymerases Across the Kingdoms of Life

A Guide to Understanding Multicellularity

Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

Applications of 3D printing in Drug Delivery

Protocell Uses in Biology

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Using Aptamers to Detect Cancer

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

The Biology of Behavior

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

Cellular Engineering: Cutting-Edge Cell Manipulation Technologies

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

Beads on a String: Conflicting Views on Chromatin Architecture

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

The Future of Bioengineered Products

Endothelial Cell Biology

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

What is Epitranscriptomics?

Insight into Tissue Repair and Regeneration

Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques: Shedding Light on Molecular Dynamics

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

Creating Biomaterials that can Heal bone

How are Artificial Cells Produced?

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

What is Epidemiology?

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

What is the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

What is a Protocell?

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

GPCR Signaling Pathways

Insight into Cell Cultures and Their Challenges

Single-Cell Sequencing for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

What is Stem Cell Banking?

A History of Developmental Biology

Pluripotent Stem Cells

The Revolution of Synthetic Biology

RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

What are Stem Cells?

How could mRNA be Used to Fight Diseases?

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Applications of Chemoattractants

Molecular Cell Biology of Diabetes

Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

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

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

What is Cell Culture Forensics?

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

What are Vesicants?

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

What Is Synthetic Embryology?

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

Advancements in Buccal Cell Collection

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

What are CAR T cells?

Stem Cell Properties

What are Stress Granules?

Insulin Signaling Pathway

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

Cell Staining Techniques

Cellular Choreographers: the Chromosomal Passenger Complex

The Structure and Function of the 5' UTR

What is Synthetic Biology?

What are Zwitterions?

What are Regulatory T Cells?

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

T Cell Development

Why does Cell Polarity Matter?

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

lncRNAs in Human Disease

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

The Steps of Protein Synthesis

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

What are the differences between B and T Cells?

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

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

What is Neurobiology?

What are RNA Sensors?

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

Enhancing the Function of Mitochondria Using Deep Red Light

Human vs. Animal Cells for Disease Models

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

What is Macrophage Polarization?

B Cell Development

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

Stem Cell Controversy

What are Biofilms?

What are Neutrophils?

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

Chirality in Biochemistry

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

Cell Structure and Antibiotic Resistance

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

What Role does Mitochondria Play in Eyesight?

Insight into the Function of the Peroxisome

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

What is Bioprinting?

The Cell Cycle

What are the Differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Cellular Aging

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

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

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.

Parkinson’s Gene Mutation Blocks Vital Neuroprotective Signals

GBA1 mutations impair ciliary Hedgehog signaling in Parkinson's disease, reducing neuroprotective factors and highlighting a shared pathogenic pathway.

7 Aug 2025

New Atomic Force Microscopy Reveals Biofilm Architecture

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have reimagined the capabilities of atomic force microscopy, or AFM, transforming it from a tool for imaging nanoscale features into one that also captures large-scale biological architecture.

6 Aug 2025

Ribosome Levels Drop During Early Brain Development

A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists has identified a specific stage of neurodevelopment when differentiating neural cells produce fewer ribosomes, which are responsible for making proteins.

6 Aug 2025

Uncovering How Cells Precisely Control Protein Production

It's known as biology's central dogma: All living organisms' genetic information is stored in DNA, which is transcribed into RNA, which is translated into proteins that perform nearly all essential tasks in a cell.

6 Aug 2025

New Computational Tool Reveals How Long Non-Coding RNAs Control Gene Expression

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) are a type of RNA molecule that do not carry instructions to make proteins. Instead, they influence how other genes are expressed.

6 Aug 2025

Case Western Researchers Use Stem Cells to “Shut Off” Nerve Cell Strain

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is an incurable neurological disease that affects motor neurons, which are nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that regulate voluntary muscle movement and breathing.

6 Aug 2025

Prime Editing Reverses Symptoms of Severe Childhood Neurological Disease

Scientists use a precise form of gene editing called prime editing to correct the most common genetic mutations that cause alternating hemiplegia of childhood, a rare and severe neurological disorder that begins in infancy.

From The Jackson Labs 6 Aug 2025

There’s Something Fishy Going on with Great White Sharks that Scientists Can’t Explain

White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) almost went bottom-up during the last ice age, when sea levels were much lower than they are today and sharks had to get by with less space.

6 Aug 2025

CD276 Antibody Strategy Offers Hope For Immune-Resistant Lung Tumors

The study highlights 8H8_SDIE's role in activating NK cells against NSCLC, offering a new strategy for patients resistant to conventional immunotherapies.

6 Aug 2025

UCLA Researchers Reprogram Stem Cells to Produce Continuous Cancer-Fighting T Cells

In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, UCLA scientists have shown it's possible to reprogram a patient's blood-forming stem cells to generate a continuous supply of functional T cells, the immune system's most powerful cancer-killing agents.

5 Aug 2025

New PCE Systems Enable Precise Genome Engineering Across Kilobase to Megabase Scales

A team of Chinese researchers led by Prof. GAO Caixia from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed two new genome editing technologies, known collectively as Programmable Chromosome Engineering (PCE) systems.

5 Aug 2025

Small Protein LptM Plays Key Role in Assembling Protective Outer Membrane in Bacteria

Gram-negative bacteria pose a significant threat to global health due to their high resistance to antibiotics compared to that of Gram-positive bacteria.

5 Aug 2025

Scientists Uncover New Activation Mechanism of the Human Sweet Taste Receptor

Sweet taste receptors are proteins in taste buds that detect sugar and other sweeteners, but the mechanism underlying how they elicit a sweet response has been unclear.

5 Aug 2025

AI-Powered Protein Design Opens Doors to New T-Cell Based Immunotherapies

A new paper published today in Cell highlights how researchers have leveraged AI-based computational protein design to create a novel synthetic ligand that activates the Notch signaling pathway, a key driver in T-cell development and function.

4 Aug 2025

New Insights Reveal How Cell Membranes Follow Unified Biophysical Laws

Cell membranes cradle, protect, and gatekeep living cells. Membranes can even affect how a cell behaves.

4 Aug 2025

Mitochondrial Gene Found to Regulate Wood Formation in Poplar

Mitochondria are widely known as the "powerhouses" of the cell, generating the energy needed for life. But in plants, their role goes far beyond metabolism.

31 Jul 2025

Cancer Cells Trigger Instant Energy Surge When Squeezed

Cancer cells mount an instant, energy‑rich response to being physically squeezed, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications.

31 Jul 2025

PD-1 Guides T Cells to Become Long-Term Immune Defenders in the Skin

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have discovered that PD-1—a molecule best known for putting the brakes on immune cells—also plays a critical role in helping T cells become long-term immune defenders in the skin.

30 Jul 2025

Blocking TG2 Could Help Immune Cells Attack Ovarian Tumors

The study reveals TG2's role in ovarian cancer metastasis, suggesting that its inhibition could re-educate the immune system for better anti-tumor efficacy.

30 Jul 2025

AI-Designed Proteins Offer New Hope for Personalized Cancer Immunotherapy

Precision cancer treatment on a larger scale is moving closer after researchers have developed an AI platform that can tailor protein components and arm the patient's immune cells to fight cancer.

29 Jul 2025

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