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.

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

What is Stem Cell Banking?

Human vs. Animal Cells for Disease Models

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.

What are Stress Granules?

What are Neutrophils?

Cellular Aging

Stem Cell Properties

Molecular Cell Biology of Diabetes

Insight into the Function of the Peroxisome

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

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RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

Stem Cell Controversy

Cell Structure and Antibiotic Resistance

What is Bioprinting?

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

Endothelial Cell Biology

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

What is Neurobiology?

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

Insulin Signaling Pathway

Pluripotent Stem Cells

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Cell Biology and Toxicology

What is Epitranscriptomics?

What are the Differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

What is Macrophage Polarization?

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

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

What is the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

RNA Polymerases Across the Kingdoms of Life

Cellular Choreographers: the Chromosomal Passenger Complex

The Biology of Behavior

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

The Cell Cycle

Creating Biomaterials that can Heal bone

Single-Cell Sequencing for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

Applications of 3D printing in Drug Delivery

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

What are Zwitterions?

How are Artificial Cells Produced?

Enhancing the Function of Mitochondria Using Deep Red Light

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

Protocell Uses in Biology

What Role does Mitochondria Play in Eyesight?

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

The Future of Bioengineered Products

The Steps of Protein Synthesis

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

Advancements in Buccal Cell Collection

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

What Is Synthetic Embryology?

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

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

Insight into Cell Cultures and Their Challenges

What are Biofilms?

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

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

The Structure and Function of the 5' UTR

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

What is Cell Culture Forensics?

A History of Developmental Biology

Applications of Chemoattractants

A Guide to Understanding Multicellularity

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

B Cell Development

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

Using Aptamers to Detect Cancer

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

The Revolution of Synthetic Biology

Chirality in Biochemistry

Effects of Cell Death on Neurodegeneration

Beads on a String: Conflicting Views on Chromatin Architecture

Cellular Engineering: Cutting-Edge Cell Manipulation Technologies

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

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

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

What are CAR T cells?

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

Cell Staining Techniques

T Cell Development

What are Regulatory T Cells?

What is Epidemiology?

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

What are RNA Sensors?

What is a Protocell?

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

What are Vesicants?

What are Stem Cells?

Insight into Tissue Repair and Regeneration

Sustainability within Synthetic Biology

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

How could mRNA be Used to Fight Diseases?

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques: Shedding Light on Molecular Dynamics

Why does Cell Polarity Matter?

What are the differences between B and T Cells?

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

GPCR Signaling Pathways

What is Synthetic Biology?

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.

Localized Biochemical Halos Shield Pancreatic Beta Cells From Rejection

A protein known as interleukin 10 (IL-10) is the lynchpin of a new method to protect transplanted cells from host immune system aggression.

6 Aug 2026

Uncovering Novel Biomechanical Bacterial Defenses to Optimize Future Antibiotics

A group of Cornell College students and their professor have discovered surprising results in their research on antimicrobial peptides, which are being studied as a method of combating antibiotic resistance.

6 Aug 2026

Tireless Stem Cells Drive Continuous Renewal Across High Friction Human Intestines

Digestion is hard on the cells that line the human gut, and they are constantly being shed and replaced. This renewal is driven by a population of tireless stem cells. These stem cells can both replace the various types of intestinal cells that have been lost as well as renew themselves.

6 Aug 2026

Stable RNA Structures Revolutionize Quality of Life in Oncology Care

A new review highlights the growing importance of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in addressing one of the most pressing challenges in modern oncology: treatment-related toxicity.

6 Aug 2026

Blood Immune Cells Cross Protective Barriers to Transform Aging Brains

The brain's immune system has long been thought to exist independently from the rest of the body, complete with its own specialized immune cells and a blood-brain barrier that limits what can travel into the brain.

6 Aug 2026

Systematic Platform Accelerates Identification of Novel Protein Degradation Drug Candidates

Investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a platform for systematically discovering molecular glues that could become protein degradation drug candidates.

6 Aug 2026

Shuttling Gene Activating Proteins Through Packed Histones Treats Neurodegenerative Disease

Cells can switch off genes by tightly packaging DNA around proteins called histones.

6 Aug 2026

Newly Identified Protein Prevents T Cells From Destroying Cancer Cells

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified a protein that cancer cells use to suppress the body's immune response, a finding that could support the development of new treatments to improve the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies.

5 Aug 2026

Protein Discovery Sheds Light on Scarring Diseases

UK and US scientists have uncovered an important piece of the puzzle on the signaling pathway that causes damaging scar tissue to build up in the body, raising hopes for future treatments.

5 Aug 2026

Sustained Stretching Reshapes Keratin Cytoskeleton in Epithelial Cells

Prolonged mechanical stress induces a dramatic keratin reorganization, affecting nuclear protection and offering insights into cellular resilience mechanisms.

5 Aug 2026

Macrophages Release Brain Protein Beacon Drawing Nerves Into Breast Tumors

New research from the University of Oklahoma demonstrates how an aggressive form of breast cancer co-opts the body's own immune system to attract nerves that fuel tumor growth.

5 Aug 2026

Malaria Infection Causes Permanent Damage to Resident Splenic CD163 Macrophages

Macrophages formed in the bone marrow can only assume the function of embryonal phagocytes, or "scavenger cells," to a certain degree according to a study by the University of Bonn and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at the University of Melbourne.

5 Aug 2026

Dynamic Structural Flexibility of Human Norovirus Evade the Immune System

Human norovirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide and is estimated to infect 600–700 million people each year. Despite its enormous public health impact, no effective antiviral drugs are currently available.

5 Aug 2026

Mapping Spatial Genome Architecture Unlocks Hidden Biological Mechanisms Behind Genetic Risk

Much of how genetic risk leads to disease has remained hidden. In many cases, genetic variants linked to disease do not act on nearby genes along the chromosome. Instead, they influence genes located far away along the DNA sequence.

5 Aug 2026

New Research Bypasses Rapid Fungicide Resistance Through Cell Wall Disruption

Powdery mildew is among the most widespread crop diseases, affecting cereals, grapes, cucurbits, tomatoes, fruit crops, and ornamentals in fields and greenhouses.

5 Aug 2026

Simple Synthetic Cells Change Shape Without Complex Biochemical Signaling Pathways

Using simple artificial cells, a research group led by Makito Miyazaki of the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan have uncovered fundamental physical principles that govern how living cells change their shape.

5 Aug 2026

Researchers Track Genetic Mutation Clues Behind Accelerated Aging Vascular Decline

Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a genetic disorder that causes remarkable premature ageing. Most patients die during their teenage years from cardiovascular disease, but the precise mechanisms underlying vascular damage remain unclear.

5 Aug 2026

Method Reveals How Influenza A Takes Over Host Cell Machinery

A new study identifies influenza A virus interactions with human proteins, uncovering mechanisms of paraspeckle disruption and insights for antiviral development.

4 Aug 2026

Natural Product Derivatives Show High Potency Against Drug-Resistant Malaria Strains

Parasites are becoming highly resistant to existing drugs, and hence scientists at the University of California, Riverside are developing new drugs for the two major parasitic infectious diseases—babesiosis and malaria.

3 Aug 2026

New Molecular Discoveries Explain How Protein Mutations Regulate Neurological Illnesses

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have conducted the first comprehensive structural analyses of a class of proteins whose dysfunction is associated with neurodegenerative diseases.

3 Aug 2026

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