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.

The Steps of Protein Synthesis

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

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 is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

Human vs. Animal Cells for Disease Models

Sustainability within Synthetic Biology

What is Stem Cell Banking?

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

Endothelial Cell Biology

Insight into Cell Cultures and Their Challenges

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Protocell Uses in Biology

Insight into Tissue Repair and Regeneration

T Cell Development

What Role does Mitochondria Play in Eyesight?

GPCR Signaling Pathways

Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Effects of Cell Death on Neurodegeneration

Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

How could mRNA be Used to Fight Diseases?

Cell Structure and Antibiotic Resistance

B Cell Development

RNA Polymerases Across the Kingdoms of Life

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

Chirality in Biochemistry

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

The Structure and Function of the 5' UTR

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

Using Aptamers to Detect Cancer

Insulin Signaling Pathway

Single-Cell Sequencing for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

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

The Cell Cycle

Enhancing the Function of Mitochondria Using Deep Red Light

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Creating Biomaterials that can Heal bone

What are Stress Granules?

What are Vesicants?

What are Zwitterions?

Cell Staining Techniques

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

Stem Cell Controversy

What is Macrophage Polarization?

Applications of 3D printing in Drug Delivery

What are Biofilms?

A Guide to Understanding Multicellularity

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

Cellular Engineering: Cutting-Edge Cell Manipulation Technologies

Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques: Shedding Light on Molecular Dynamics

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

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Applications of Chemoattractants

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

What is a Protocell?

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

What are RNA Sensors?

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

Pluripotent Stem Cells

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

The Future of Bioengineered Products

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

What are CAR T cells?

Beads on a String: Conflicting Views on Chromatin Architecture

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Cellular Aging

RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

What are Stem Cells?

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

The Revolution of Synthetic Biology

What are the Differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

Insight into the Function of the Peroxisome

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

What is the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

What is Bioprinting?

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

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

A History of Developmental Biology

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

What is Epitranscriptomics?

The Biology of Behavior

Cellular Choreographers: the Chromosomal Passenger Complex

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

What is Cell Culture Forensics?

lncRNAs in Human Disease

What are Regulatory T Cells?

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

Stem Cell Properties

What are the differences between B and T Cells?

What is Neurobiology?

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

What is Epidemiology?

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

How are Artificial Cells Produced?

What Is Synthetic Embryology?

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

What is Synthetic Biology?

Why does Cell Polarity Matter?

Molecular Cell Biology of Diabetes

Advancements in Buccal Cell Collection

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

What are Neutrophils?

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

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

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.

Research Links Evolved Long Noncoding RNAs to Cancer Growth

In cancer research, one person's junk is increasingly becoming another person's treasure. Scientists have now uncovered new evidence showing how recently evolved "junk DNA" genetic elements can become integrated into ancient cellular pathways that regulate cancer.

2 Jul 2026

Stem T Cells Replenish the Immune System During Chronic Infections and Diseases

T cells are an elite fighting force of the immune system, seeking out and destroying diseased cells. But in a prolonged campaign against a chronic condition - like a viral infection, or cancer - the body needs a steady supply of these killer troops. Where and how these killer troops are generated has been a mystery.

2 Jul 2026

Research Links Bifidobacterium animalis Metabolites to Improved Anti-Tumor T Cell Immunity

Immune checkpoint inhibitors like anti-PD-1 have transformed melanoma treatment, yet more than half of patients fail to respond or eventually develop resistance. The tumor microenvironment and the gut microbiome are increasingly recognized as critical determinants of immunotherapy outcomes.

2 Jul 2026

Cancer Cells Hijack Macrophage Metabolism to Create an Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment

Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are among the most abundant immune cells in the tumor microenvironment. However, instead of attacking cancer cells, they are typically co-opted to support tumor growth, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance.

2 Jul 2026

Rapid Wound Healing in Jellyfish Offers Insights Into How Human Skin Repairs

Jocelyn Malamy first witnessed jellyfish cells "walk" toward each other to close a wound at the Marine Biological Laboratory a decade ago.

1 Jul 2026

Researchers Discover How Bacteria Use Powerful Molecular Motors to Spread Drug Resistance

Every year bacteria kill more than a million people worldwide through infections that no longer respond to antibiotics. In many cases, why those bacteria are so hard to stop comes down to their uniquely powerful structure.

1 Jul 2026

High Stomach Regeneration Rates Can Trigger Tumor Development

Few areas of the body face more daily stress and potential damage than the stomach, which must manage everything we swallow. Along with this constant strain, the stomach also produces acid that can damage its own lining and increase the risk of ulcers.

1 Jul 2026

Single Breast Milk Molecule Reprograms Infant Immune Cells

Trans-vaccenic acid (TVA), the most abundant trans fatty acid found in human breast milk, helps boost immune system development and has long-lasting effects on immune system health in mice, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Chicago.

1 Jul 2026

Researchers Identify Crucial Cell Death in Down Syndrome

Researchers at the Alzheimer's Center at Temple have identified evidence of a new form of cell death known as necroptosis in the brains of individuals with Down Syndrome, with the corresponding biomarkers providing new clues to potential treatment also for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

1 Jul 2026

New SRV2 Viral Vector Boosts CAR-T Cell Production Efficiency

A Korean research team has developed a new viral vector technology that significantly improves the production efficiency of next-generation cell and gene therapies known as CAR immune cell therapies, which are designed to recognize and destroy cancer cells.

1 Jul 2026

Opposing Cellular States Collaborate Internally to Manage Vital Tissue Repair

Cellular senescence and stemness represent two biological entities with several opposing properties

30 Jun 2026

New Study Explains How Blood Cancer Cells Invade the Lungs

Led by NYU Langone Health researchers, a new study shows how blood cancer cells enter the lungs, damage tissue, and cause severe breathing problems.

30 Jun 2026

University of Utah Study Identifies Arc Protein as Alzheimer's Driver

Alzheimer's disease is driven by a buildup of a toxic protein called Tau that kills neurons. As toxic Tau spreads to new regions of the brain, symptoms become worse and ultimately fatal.

30 Jun 2026

New Framework Successfully Models Nonlinear Artificial Cell Deformation Behaviors

What if the mechanical properties of a cell could be programmed like the components of a machine?

30 Jun 2026

Scripps Scientists Find Key Vulnerability in Drug-Resistant Enterococcus Strains

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most urgent threats to global health, linked to an estimated 4.7 million deaths worldwide in 2019 alone.

30 Jun 2026

Researchers Develop Non-Toxic Way to Generate the Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease

Scientists usually use animal models when studying Parkinson's disease because these models mimic the disease well.

30 Jun 2026

Mayo Clinic Scientists Discover Molecular Structures of Key Protein

After nearly four decades of research, Mayo Clinic scientists have revealed the molecular structures of protein kinase C beta (PKCβ), a key protein linked to cancer and neurological diseases.

29 Jun 2026

Melatonin Enhances Random Skin Flap Viability by Suppressing Ferroptosis

Random-pattern skin flaps are widely used to repair defects caused by trauma, burns, tumor removal, and other injuries because they can be designed without depending on a single named blood vessel.

29 Jun 2026

Single Nucleus RNA Sequencing Decodes Tomato Plant Early Stage Development

Seedling emergence is one of the most vulnerable stages in plant life. In darkness, seedlings undergo skotomorphogenesis, forming elongated hypocotyls and curved apical hooks that protect the shoot tip as it pushes through soil.

29 Jun 2026

Advanced Bioinformatics Models Reveal Bacterial Function in Colon Cancer Patients

Over the past two decades, high‑throughput sequencing has dramatically expanded our understanding of the gut microbiome's composition.

29 Jun 2026

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