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.

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

What are Stress Granules?

RNA Polymerases Across the Kingdoms of Life

Why does Cell Polarity Matter?

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Cellular Choreographers: the Chromosomal Passenger Complex

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

lncRNAs in Human Disease

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RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

Insight into Tissue Repair and Regeneration

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

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

What is Macrophage Polarization?

What is a Protocell?

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

What is Epitranscriptomics?

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

The Revolution of Synthetic Biology

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

What is Cell Culture Forensics?

Insulin Signaling Pathway

How could mRNA be Used to Fight Diseases?

Cellular Aging

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

GPCR Signaling Pathways

What is Neurobiology?

Creating Biomaterials that can Heal bone

Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

Cellular Engineering: Cutting-Edge Cell Manipulation Technologies

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

Single-Cell Sequencing for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

Cell Staining Techniques

A Guide to Understanding Multicellularity

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

Using Aptamers to Detect Cancer

What Is Synthetic Embryology?

Stem Cell Controversy

Applications of Chemoattractants

B Cell Development

What are Vesicants?

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

What are Neutrophils?

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

The Cell Cycle

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

How are Artificial Cells Produced?

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

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

Molecular Cell Biology of Diabetes

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

Insight into the Function of the Peroxisome

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

Endothelial Cell Biology

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

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

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

What are Zwitterions?

Pluripotent Stem Cells

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

The Steps of Protein Synthesis

Stem Cell Properties

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques: Shedding Light on Molecular Dynamics

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

T Cell Development

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

The Biology of Behavior

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

What Role does Mitochondria Play in Eyesight?

What are Regulatory T Cells?

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

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

Effects of Cell Death on Neurodegeneration

What are Biofilms?

What is Bioprinting?

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

What are the Differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

Sustainability within Synthetic Biology

What is Stem Cell Banking?

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

The Structure and Function of the 5' UTR

Applications of 3D printing in Drug Delivery

Cell Structure and Antibiotic Resistance

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

Chirality in Biochemistry

Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

Enhancing the Function of Mitochondria Using Deep Red Light

Beads on a String: Conflicting Views on Chromatin Architecture

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

Human vs. Animal Cells for Disease Models

What is the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

The Future of Bioengineered Products

A History of Developmental Biology

What are Stem Cells?

Insight into Cell Cultures and Their Challenges

Protocell Uses in Biology

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

What is Epidemiology?

What are RNA Sensors?

What are the differences between B and T 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.

Cancer Cells Survive Treatment and Regrow by Hijacking Cell Death Enzyme

The emergence of cancer drug resistance remains one of the most pressing problems in cancer care and there is a critical need to devise approaches to mitigate it.

22 Nov 2025

Innovative Sensor Enables Live Observation of DNA Repair in Living Cells

Cancer research, drug safety testing and ageing biology may all gain a major boost from a new fluorescent sensor developed at Utrecht University.

22 Nov 2025

New Multi-Target CAR-T Cells Eradicate Glioblastoma in Preclinical Models

With a five-year survival rate of less than 5%, glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive types of brain cancer.

21 Nov 2025

New Cloaked CRISPR Technology Reveals Hidden Gene Targets for Cancer Metastasis

The immune system plays a crucial role in fighting tumors and metastases. Consequently, it is decisive to conduct cancer research in mouse models with an immune system that is as natural as possible – which is easier said than done.

21 Nov 2025

Cyanobacteria Change Their Genetic Activity After Sunset

Cyanobacteria, also referred to as blue-green algae, are found globally in diverse forms, encompassing both single-celled organisms and filamentous chains.

21 Nov 2025

Novel Active Substance Drives Cancer Cells Toward Self Destruction

A new active substance attacks a key protein in tumor cells, leading to complete degradation. In cell experiments, this caused cancer cells to lose their protection and die.

20 Nov 2025

Chaperone-Shielding Mechanism Regulates Protein Glycosylation

Proteins are often called the building blocks of cells, but even those building blocks need to be built. One of the most important steps in the process of building proteins is glycosylation, when sugar molecules (glycans) are attached to the maturing protein.

20 Nov 2025

Newly Identified Mitochondrial DNA Damage Sheds Light on Cellular Stress

A previously unknown type of DNA damage in the mitochondria, the tiny power plants inside our cells, could shed light on how our bodies sense and respond to stress.

20 Nov 2025

Innovative Human Cell Model Shows How Melanoma Thrives in the Brain

Using human cells and cutting-edge technology, the team created a three-dimensional (3D) model that accurately simulates the brain invaded by aggressive cancer.

19 Nov 2025

Cancer Cell Deformability Drives Movement Through Tight Tissue Gaps

Aggressive cancer cells are masters of movement. When they spread through the body, they cause metastasis, which significantly reduces a person's chance of survival.

19 Nov 2025

LEVA Enables Real-Time Tracking of Extracellular Vesicle Communication

In stunning new time-lapse videos, biological nanoparticles scoot and flit across a starry field of glowing dots.

19 Nov 2025

Discovery Reveals Greater Epigenetic Complexity in Unicellular Life

Multicellular organisms (animals, plants, human) all have the ability to methylate the cytosine © base in their DNA. This process, a type of epigenetic modification, plays an important role in conditions such as cancer and processes such as aging.

19 Nov 2025

Lab-Grown Human “Blood Factory” Advances Drug and Disease Testing

The “blood factory” of the human body is composed of specialized tissue that includes bone cells, blood vessels, nerves, and various other cell types.

19 Nov 2025

Nanoplastics Accelerate Ovarian Cancer Growth At Real-World Exposure Levels

Research shows polystyrene nanoplastics accelerate ovarian cancer growth by activating CDK4/6 pathways, with Palbociclib offering a potential countermeasure.

19 Nov 2025

Sabotaging T Cell Exhaustion for Cancer Therapy

Like all hardworking things, the cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) of the immune system charged with detecting and destroying cancer cells tend to get very tired-so much so, in fact, that they can even die from exhaustion.

18 Nov 2025

Neurons and Other Nondividing Cells Respond Differently to CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing

The gene editing tool known as CRISPR-Cas9 is changing what's possible for treating a wide range of diseases caused by genetic mutations.

18 Nov 2025

Researchers Discover Molecular Switch That Helps Breast Cancer Cells Survive Stress

Cells are regularly faced with environmental stresses that may damage or destroy them. To survive, they quickly adjust their gene expression to protect themselves.

18 Nov 2025

CRISPR Gene Editing Reverses Chemotherapy Resistance in Lung Cancer

In a major step forward for cancer care, researchers at ChristianaCare's Gene Editing Institute have shown that disabling the NRF2 gene with CRISPR technology can reverse chemotherapy resistance in lung cancer. The approach restores drug sensitivity and slows tumor growth.

18 Nov 2025

Blocking a Hidden Tumor Pathway Revives the Immune System

A new study has discovered a molecular signal that tumors exploit to exhaust the T cells meant to destroy them-and how silencing that signal could revive the body's immunity.

18 Nov 2025

Breakthrough Microscope Enhances Detection Range for Cellular Observations

Researchers Kohki Horie, Keiichiro Toda, Takuma Nakamura, and Takuro Ideguchi of the University of Tokyo have built a microscope that can detect a signal over an intensity range fourteen times wider than conventional microscopes.

17 Nov 2025

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