Cell Biology

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Cell biology focuses on understanding the structure and function of the cell.

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What are Stem Cells?

T Cell Development

Cellular Aging

The Cell Cycle

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

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Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Effects of Cell Death on Neurodegeneration

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

lncRNAs in Human Disease

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Eukaryotic vs Prokaryotic Cells

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

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

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

What is Cell Culture Forensics?

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

What is Epitranscriptomics?

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

What is Epidemiology?

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

Protocell Uses in Biology

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

What are Regulatory T Cells?

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

What are CAR T cells?

Stem Cell Controversy

What is a Protocell?

Applications of Chemoattractants

What are the differences between B and T Cells?

Protein Synthesis: An Overview

RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

B Cell Development

What is Macrophage Polarization?

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

What are Neutrophils?

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

Stem Cell Properties

Chirality in Biochemistry

GPCR Signaling Pathways

Insulin Signaling Pathway

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

What are Zwitterions?

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

Pluripotent Stem Cells

Latest Cell Biology News and Research

Researchers create non-invasive imaging technology to predict stem cell differentiation

Researchers create non-invasive imaging technology to predict stem cell differentiation

Stem cell research exhibits significant potential for regenerative therapies and treatments to fight against cardiovascular disease.

29 Jul 2021

Study analyzes the role of heart cell protein as a potential therapeutic for heart failure

Study analyzes the role of heart cell protein as a potential therapeutic for heart failure

Recent research identified that a protein involved in regulating calcium signaling within heart cells can play a vital role in the prevention of chronic heart failure.

29 Jul 2021

Study unravels vital mechanism coordinating cell division and adhesion in humans

Study unravels vital mechanism coordinating cell division and adhesion in humans

A new study by scientists has unraveled a crucial mechanism that coordinates the processes of cell division and adhesion in humans.

29 Jul 2021

Study shows promising results for treating muscular dystrophies with umbilical cord-derived MSCs

Study shows promising results for treating muscular dystrophies with umbilical cord-derived MSCs

Results of a compassionate-use study released in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine show promising results for treating muscular dystrophies with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from Wharton's jelly (WJ), a substance found in the umbilical cord.

28 Jul 2021

Study proposes methods to purge unstable regulatory T cells

Study proposes methods to purge unstable regulatory T cells

Scientists from the Babraham Institute, United Kingdom and VIB-KU Leuven, Belgium, came up with two solutions that can overcome a major clinical limitation of immune cell therapies. The researchers chose mice as their model. The findings were published recently in the journal Science Immunology.

27 Jul 2021

New transferrable and integrative type I CRISPR-based platform to efficiently edit superbugs

New transferrable and integrative type I CRISPR-based platform to efficiently edit superbugs

A research team led by Dr Aixin YAN, Associate Professor from the Research Division for Molecular & Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, in collaboration with Honorary Clinical Professor Patrick CY WOO from the Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, reported the development of a transferrable and integrative type I CRISPR-based platform.

23 Jul 2021

Cell couriers offer clue to how cancers metastasize into secondary tumors

Cell couriers offer clue to how cancers metastasize into secondary tumors

A protein involved in making cells move offers a clue to how certain types of cancer metastasize and develop into secondary tumors, according to new research from the University of Warwick.

22 Jul 2021

Modification in some RNA molecules could protect against non-alcoholic fatty liver

Modification in some RNA molecules could protect against non-alcoholic fatty liver

RNA molecules while carrying genetic instructions from DNA to the protein-making machinery of cells could help guard against non-alcoholic fatty liver.

21 Jul 2021

Study identifies a signaling protein that controls the assembly of mitochondria

Study identifies a signaling protein that controls the assembly of mitochondria

Scientists from the University of Freiburg have identified a signaling protein that regulates the assembly of human cellular “power plants.”

21 Jul 2021

New study could prevent T cell exhaustion in the immune system’s fight against cancer

New study could prevent T cell exhaustion in the immune system’s fight against cancer

Struggling against a tumor is not a sprint. It is a marathon. The race of cancer-fighting T cells is at times simply very long, and the T cells give up fighting. This phenomenon is referred to as T cell exhaustion by researchers.

21 Jul 2021

Study shows astrocytes induce sex differences during brain development

Study shows astrocytes induce sex differences during brain development

Scientists have found that when brain cells develop, they may find various ways to link with each other based on sex.

21 Jul 2021

Research substantiates nanoparticles as promising platforms for cell nano-sensors

Research substantiates nanoparticles as promising platforms for cell nano-sensors

Researchers published an article that represents the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and flow cytometry study of A-549 (human lung carcinoma) cellular uptake of Pr3+:LaF3 nanoparticles.

21 Jul 2021

Study unravels the biomechanical, biophysical response of cancer cells to drugs

Study unravels the biomechanical, biophysical response of cancer cells to drugs

A new study reports the use of single-cell, force spectroscopy methods to probe biophysical and biomechanical kinetics of cancer cells.

21 Jul 2021

Study shows how single cells take up fatty acids, offering new insights into cancer biology

Study shows how single cells take up fatty acids, offering new insights into cancer biology

Researchers have developed a new method that offers novel insights into cancer biology by enabling them to unravel how single cells absorb fatty acids.

21 Jul 2021

Cells damaged by chronic lung disease favor SARS-CoV-2 entry

Cells damaged by chronic lung disease favor SARS-CoV-2 entry

Researchers propose that similar to pouring water atop a wellhead prior to pumping, the airway cells of patients suffering from chronic lung diseases are “primed” for infection by the COVID-19 virus.

16 Jul 2021

Researchers develop novel technique to control tiny water droplets in lab-on-a-chip applications

Researchers develop novel technique to control tiny water droplets in lab-on-a-chip applications

Scientists develop a method to better manipulate tiny droplets in lab-on-a-chip applications for biochemistry, cell culturing, and drug screening.

12 Jul 2021

Carrying out CRISPR/Cas9 in Space

Carrying out CRISPR/Cas9 in Space

In our latest interview, AZoLifeSciences spoke to a team of researchers about their latest research which involved carrying out CRISPR/Cas9 in Space.

8 Jul 2021

Universal stem cells exhibit the potential for more cost-effective cell therapy

Universal stem cells exhibit the potential for more cost-effective cell therapy

Researchers have demonstrated that gene-edited cellular treatments can effectively treat cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders.

8 Jul 2021

New method for generating metabolic profiles of individual cells

New method for generating metabolic profiles of individual cells

Researchers from the EMBL and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) demonstrated a new technique to create metabolic profiles of individual cells.

8 Jul 2021

Two plant stem cell proteins control the division of cells and their response to stress

Two plant stem cell proteins control the division of cells and their response to stress

Researchers have discovered that two plant stem cell proteins physically interact and regulate each other to prevent cellular division.

7 Jul 2021

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