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.

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

Using Aptamers to Detect Cancer

Applications of Chemoattractants

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 Macrophage Polarization?

Molecular Cell Biology of Diabetes

The Steps of Protein Synthesis

What are CAR T cells?

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

The Revolution of Synthetic Biology

How could mRNA be Used to Fight Diseases?

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

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What is Cell Culture Forensics?

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

What is Bioprinting?

Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques: Shedding Light on Molecular Dynamics

A Guide to Understanding Multicellularity

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

What are the Differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

A History of Developmental Biology

Endothelial Cell Biology

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

lncRNAs in Human Disease

What Is Synthetic Embryology?

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

Advancements in Buccal Cell Collection

The Future of Bioengineered Products

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Insight into the Function of the Peroxisome

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

How are Artificial Cells Produced?

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Why does Cell Polarity Matter?

What is Synthetic Biology?

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

Creating Biomaterials that can Heal bone

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

Beads on a String: Conflicting Views on Chromatin Architecture

Protocell Uses in Biology

Cellular Aging

Chirality in Biochemistry

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

Enhancing the Function of Mitochondria Using Deep Red Light

What are Vesicants?

What are the differences between B and T Cells?

What is Epitranscriptomics?

Applications of 3D printing in Drug Delivery

What are Stem Cells?

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

What is Stem Cell Banking?

What are Zwitterions?

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

The Biology of Behavior

GPCR Signaling Pathways

Insight into Cell Cultures and Their Challenges

Cell Staining Techniques

Cell Structure and Antibiotic Resistance

Human vs. Animal Cells for Disease Models

Stem Cell Properties

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

Pluripotent Stem Cells

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

T Cell Development

Effects of Cell Death on Neurodegeneration

Insulin Signaling Pathway

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

The Cell Cycle

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

What are Biofilms?

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

What are Neutrophils?

lncRNAs in Human Disease

What are Regulatory T Cells?

Insight into Tissue Repair and Regeneration

What Role does Mitochondria Play in Eyesight?

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

What is Epidemiology?

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

What is a Protocell?

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

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

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

What is Neurobiology?

Single-Cell Sequencing for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

B Cell Development

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Cellular Choreographers: the Chromosomal Passenger Complex

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

What are Stress Granules?

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

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

The Structure and Function of the 5' UTR

What are RNA Sensors?

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

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

Sustainability within Synthetic Biology

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

Stem Cell Controversy

Cellular Engineering: Cutting-Edge Cell Manipulation Technologies

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

What is the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

RNA Polymerases Across the Kingdoms of Life

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

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.

Study Highlights Unexpected Role of Stard7 in Colorectal Cancer Development

A new study led by researchers at the University of Liège highlights the unexpected role of Stard7 in the development of intestinal cancers.

3 Apr 2026

Tumors Disable Dendritic Cells by Decreasing Mitochondrial Fitness

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered how tumors disable immune "gatekeeper" cells that alert the rest of the immune system to the presence of cancer - and how restoring their energy production can improve immunotherapy.

3 Apr 2026

Pearling Mechanism Regulates Precise Spacing of Mitochondrial DNA

Mitochondria are often described as the cell's power plants, because they generate energy. To help them achieve this, mitochondria carry their own small genome called mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA).

3 Apr 2026

Defining Tumor Microbiota for Improved Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Recent research shows that tumors in different organs host microbial communities capable of influencing cancer biology, immune responses, and the effectiveness of therapies, highlighting the need to standardize methods for studying intratumoral microbes.

3 Apr 2026

A Single-Celled Organism Uses Geometry To Sense Its World

Stentor coeruleus, a single-celled organism approximately one millimeter long, has a unique ability, according to a startling discovery made in the lab.

3 Apr 2026

Plasmidsaurus Accelerates RNA-Seq: New EU Hub and Genovis Partnership Adds Stability to Speed, Without the Ice

Plasmidsaurus, the leading Sequencing as a Service company, has announced two transformative evolutions of its RNA-Seq ecosystem: the launch of a high-capacity RNA sequencing hub in Cologne, Germany, and a global partnership with Genovis to release SEQguard™ Dino Preserve, an RNA preservation solution that enables ambient shipping of purified RNA samples for sequencing.

From Plasmidsaurus Inc. 3 Apr 2026

Regenerative Vascular Grafts Solve Key Shortage In Surgery

Engineered biotubes demonstrate strong mechanical performance and rapid tissue regeneration, offering a scalable solution to the vascular graft shortage.

2 Apr 2026

A Python-Inspired Molecule Suppresses Appetite After Eating

The study identifies pTOS as a key metabolite in appetite suppression, highlighting a gut–liver–brain pathway with implications for obesity therapy.

2 Apr 2026

PRISM ALS: New Stem Cell Models Could Transform Research into Treatments for MND/ALS

A new global initiative launched today aims to close a critical gap in ALS/MND drug discovery – current cell models used for testing treatments do not currently reflect the diverse nature of the disease – that affects both researchers developing therapies and the people urgently waiting for them.

From Axol Bioscience Ltd 2 Apr 2026

New Gene-Editing Approach Eliminates Painful Crises in Sickle Cell Disease

New results from a clinical trial show promising outcomes for a gene-edited treatment for severe sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder with few curative options.

2 Apr 2026

Researchers Use Retron Systems to License DNA for Cellular Tasks

Stepping away from its billions-of-years-old role as a genetic "blueprint," DNA is now embarking on a new journey as an active "field agent" within cells. This research by a team led by Professor Jongmin Kim and Ph.D. candidate Geonhu Lee from the Department of Life Sciences at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) was published in the online edition of the international chemistry journal, Nature Chemistry.

2 Apr 2026

Study Reveals How Biological Machines Write New Genetic Information

New research has discovered that the molecular machines responsible for copying our DNA have a surprising hidden talent – an ability to create entirely new and highly sophisticated DNA sequences from scratch.

1 Apr 2026

Cysteine Pathways Shape T Cell Expansion and Cancer Defense

A research team from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have discovered how the immune system's CD8+ T cells use the nutrient cysteine to control two essential functions that compete for this resource - the immune cell's ability to multiply and its ability to kill cancer cells.

1 Apr 2026

Phage Eavesdropping Alters Lysis and Lysogeny Decisions Incorrectly

Viruses can "eavesdrop" on each other using chemical signals – but it can backfire for the eavesdropper, new research shows.

1 Apr 2026

Mirror Protein Design Blocks Amyloid Beta in Alzheimer’s Disease

Understanding how proteins interact with their own mirror images enabled a Kobe University research team to design a small mirror protein that disables a causal factor of Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-beta.

1 Apr 2026

Nonviral Nanoparticles Show Promise for Safer Gene Delivery Methods

In a demonstration that helps pave the way for gene therapies with fewer side effects, several human cell types were genetically modified with protein nanoparticles designed at University of Michigan Engineering and Michigan Medicine.

1 Apr 2026

How To Create Long-Lasting Immune Cells For Stronger Vaccines

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine have identified a potential approach to develop longer-lasting vaccines for respiratory viruses such as influenza and the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

1 Apr 2026

Discovery Challenges the Theory That Proteins Move Mainly by Diffusion

Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered a previously unknown system of internal "trade winds" that help cells rapidly move essential proteins to the front of the cell, reshaping how researchers understand cell migration, cancer spread and wound healing.

31 Mar 2026

Study Links ER Stress From Fat Buildup to Senescence

When cells experience enough chronic stress, they can stop dividing permanently. In this state of cellular limbo, known as replicative senescence, cells remain alive but no longer proliferate.

31 Mar 2026

Study Reveals How Distributed Networks Support Complex Behavior

Understanding how the brain works requires more than studying single regions in isolation. The cerebral cortex depends on long-distance connections that link specialized areas into coordinated networks. But scientists have had limited tools for selectively turning these specific connections "on" or "off" in animal models that most closely resemble the human brain.

31 Mar 2026

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