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.

Applications of Chemoattractants

Cellular Engineering: Cutting-Edge Cell Manipulation Technologies

What Role does Mitochondria Play in Eyesight?

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

Using Aptamers to Detect Cancer

GPCR Signaling Pathways

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

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Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

The Biology of Behavior

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

Molecular Cell Biology of Diabetes

Cell Biology and Toxicology

What is Synthetic Biology?

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

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

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

Effects of Cell Death on Neurodegeneration

How could mRNA be Used to Fight Diseases?

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Cellular Aging

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

Insight into the Function of the Peroxisome

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

The Cell Cycle

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

What are the differences between B and T Cells?

Applications of 3D printing in Drug Delivery

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

The Steps of Protein Synthesis

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

What is Stem Cell Banking?

Cell Staining Techniques

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

T Cell Development

Insulin Signaling Pathway

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

What is Neurobiology?

Advancements in Buccal Cell Collection

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

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

Insight into Tissue Repair and Regeneration

What is a Protocell?

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

What are RNA Sensors?

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

What is Macrophage Polarization?

What are Stem Cells?

What Is Synthetic Embryology?

What are CAR T cells?

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

What are Biofilms?

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

What are Regulatory T Cells?

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

Single-Cell Sequencing for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

What are Zwitterions?

What is Epidemiology?

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

Enhancing the Function of Mitochondria Using Deep Red Light

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

What is Epitranscriptomics?

Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques: Shedding Light on Molecular Dynamics

How are Artificial Cells Produced?

RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

The Structure and Function of the 5' UTR

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

Protocell Uses in Biology

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

A History of Developmental Biology

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

What is Cell Culture Forensics?

What are Vesicants?

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

Human vs. Animal Cells for Disease Models

What is the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

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

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

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

Beads on a String: Conflicting Views on Chromatin Architecture

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

Sustainability within Synthetic Biology

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

What are Stress Granules?

Insight into Cell Cultures and Their Challenges

Endothelial Cell Biology

RNA Polymerases Across the Kingdoms of Life

What are Neutrophils?

What are the Differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

A Guide to Understanding Multicellularity

Creating Biomaterials that can Heal bone

The Revolution of Synthetic Biology

Pluripotent Stem Cells

B Cell Development

Stem Cell Properties

Cellular Choreographers: the Chromosomal Passenger Complex

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

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

Why does Cell Polarity Matter?

Cell Structure and Antibiotic Resistance

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

Stem Cell Controversy

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.

Scientists Develop Method to Sequence Proteins Using DNA Technology

Proteins, one of the smallest building blocks of life on Earth, hold promise for answering some of biology's biggest questions.

19 Mar 2026

PAX3 Protein Plays Key Roles in Development and Cancer

Paired Box 3 (PAX3) is a protein that plays a critical role in the formation of tissues and organs during embryonic development and can positively (and less frequently, negatively) regulate gene expression.

19 Mar 2026

Molecular Switch Links Mitochondrial Stress to T Cell Exhaustion

Cancer-fighting T cells do not simply "run out of energy." They are molecularly reprogrammed.

19 Mar 2026

New Base Editing Tool Reduces Unwanted DNA Bystander Mutations

The trajectory of base editing has been remarkable, progressing from the laboratory to patient care, treating debilitating or terminal illnesses, in less than a decade.

19 Mar 2026

New Computational Tool Streamlines Analysis of Massive Genomic Datasets

In a single experiment, scientists can decipher the entire genomes of many patient samples, animal models or cultured cells.

19 Mar 2026

Psoriasis-Like Inflammation Limits Skin Cancer Growth

A study shows that psoriasis-like immune responses may limit skin cancer growth, challenging the view of chronic inflammation as solely tumor-promoting.

19 Mar 2026

Cancers Use Lipids Produced by Lung Cells to Support Metastatic Tumor Growth

Scientists from the VIB–KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, in collaboration with the Francis Crick Institute, have discovered how cancer cells can exploit healthy lung cells to support metastatic tumor growth in the lungs.

18 Mar 2026

'Spiderman' Cells Trap Viral Genomes With Sticky Protein Webs

Scientists have identified a cell defense mechanism that mimics Spiderman shooting his web to ensnare enemies.

18 Mar 2026

EV Engineering Boosts Drug Delivery and Improves Sepsis Survival

The engineered scaffold protein EN144 significantly improves extracellular vesicle therapies, showing potential in sepsis treatment and targeted drug delivery.

18 Mar 2026

Sheep Genome Study Identifies Key Regulatory DNA Elements

Livestock breeders could soon have more tools to improve the health and quality of their animals, thanks to a recent study that sheds new light on regulatory elements in the sheep genome.

17 Mar 2026

Study Uncovers How "Selfish Chromosomes" Cheat the Rules of Genetic Inheritance

A new University of Utah-led study has discovered the mechanism behind a decades-old evolutionary mystery-how "selfish chromosomes" cheat the rules of genetic inheritance.

16 Mar 2026

Epigenetic Switch Discovery Opens New Target for Cancer Therapy

Cancers emerge from many different paths. One path begins early, in embryonic development, when a protein complex called PRC2, which regulates cell differentiation, identity, and plasticity, becomes dysfunctional.

16 Mar 2026

New Ring Structure Guides Precise Cell Death and Immunity

Researchers at the University of Michigan have revealed that cells use a previously unknown feat of molecular craftsmanship to help protect their larger host organisms.

16 Mar 2026

Unexpected SRC Localization Offers Promising Target for Cancer Therapies

For five decades, scientists have known about a notorious cancer-causing enzyme called SRC. But they always assumed it only appeared on the inside of cells, where it sent signals that fueled tumor growth and stayed hidden from the immune system.

16 Mar 2026

4D Atlas Reveals Gene Activity During Embryo Development

How does a tiny cluster of cells become an embryo with a head, trunk, and tail? And how do thousands of genes coordinate this development? A new imaging method makes it possible to visualize the activity of thousands of genes simultaneously throughout the entire zebrafish embryo.

13 Mar 2026

NuSAP Protein Safeguards Centriole Structure During Cell Division

Biologists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered how the protein NuSAP safeguards tiny structures inside cells called centrioles, revealing a mechanism linked to developmental disorders such as microcephaly and mosaic variegated aneuploidy (MVA) syndrome.

13 Mar 2026

Capsule Technology Enables Multi-Step Analysis of Individual Living Cells

Researchers have developed a capsule-based method that makes it possible to analyze the same cell through multiple experimental steps.

13 Mar 2026

New Method Reveals How Tumors Rewire Genetic Splicing Programs

Cancer is caused by faulty genes, but what also shapes a cancer cell's behaviour is how a gene's instructions are trimmed and rearranged before they are turned into the proteins that keep a cell alive.

13 Mar 2026

Revive Penicillin’s Power by Exploiting Bacteria’s Hidden Weakness

When many disease-causing bacteria come into contact with penicillin, they do not necessarily die immediately, but instead enter a brief survival mode known as antibiotic tolerance.

13 Mar 2026

Comprehensive Brain Atlas Maps Epigenetic Changes During Aging

Neurodegenerative diseases affect more than 57 million people globally. The incidence of these diseases, from Alzheimer's to Parkinson's to ALS and beyond, is expected to double every 20 years.

13 Mar 2026

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