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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Cell Biology and Toxicology

Cell Staining Techniques

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.

How are Artificial Cells Produced?

Cell Structure and Antibiotic Resistance

Creating Biomaterials that can Heal bone

Molecular Cell Biology of Diabetes

What is Neurobiology?

What are Stem Cells?

Insight into Tissue Repair and Regeneration

T Cell Development

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Cellular Aging

The Cell Cycle

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

Advancements in Buccal Cell Collection

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Effects of Cell Death on Neurodegeneration

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

lncRNAs in Human Disease

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

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

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

What is Cell Culture Forensics?

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

What is the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

What are Biofilms?

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

What is Epitranscriptomics?

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

What is Epidemiology?

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

Protocell Uses in Biology

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

What are Regulatory T Cells?

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

What are CAR T cells?

Stem Cell Controversy

What is a Protocell?

Applications of Chemoattractants

What are the differences between B and T Cells?

The Steps of Protein Synthesis

RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

B Cell Development

What is Macrophage Polarization?

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

What are Neutrophils?

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

Insight into Cell Cultures and Their Challenges

Stem Cell Properties

Chirality in Biochemistry

GPCR Signaling Pathways

Insulin Signaling Pathway

Insight into the Function of the Peroxisome

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

What are Zwitterions?

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

Pluripotent Stem Cells

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

What is Bioprinting?

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

What is Stem Cell Banking?

What is Synthetic Biology?

Beads on a String: Conflicting Views on Chromatin Architecture

How could mRNA be Used to Fight Diseases?

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

Single-Cell Sequencing for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

Enhancing the Function of Mitochondria Using Deep Red Light

The Biology of Behavior

Why does Cell Polarity Matter?

Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

The Structure and Function of the 5' UTR

What are the Differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

What Role does Mitochondria Play in Eyesight?

Human vs. Animal Cells for Disease Models

RNA Polymerases Across the Kingdoms of Life

What Is Synthetic Embryology?

Applications of 3D printing in Drug Delivery

The Revolution of Synthetic Biology

A Guide to Understanding Multicellularity

The Future of Bioengineered Products

What are RNA Sensors?

What are Vesicants?

Endothelial Cell Biology

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

Sustainability within Synthetic Biology

Using Aptamers to Detect Cancer

Cellular Choreographers: the Chromosomal Passenger Complex

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

What are Stress Granules?

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

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

Cellular Engineering: Cutting-Edge Cell Manipulation Technologies

Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques: Shedding Light on Molecular Dynamics

A History of Developmental 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.

How P. syringae Outsmarts Amoeba with Chemical Surveillance and Strikes

Pseudomonas syringae's chemical sensing system allows it to kill amoeba predators, showcasing its evolutionary strategies for survival and plant infection.

14 Apr 2025

Complete Reference Genomes Unlocked for Six Ape Species

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo and chimpanzee.

12 Apr 2025

Researchers Develop STITCHR to Insert Whole Genes Without Unwanted Mutations

Investigators from Mass General Brigham and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have developed STITCHR, a new gene editing tool that can insert therapeutic genes into specific locations without causing unwanted mutations.

12 Apr 2025

Genetic Sequencing Leads to Major Discovery in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

A seminal study from researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and their collaborators in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, and Iceland has uncovered a new genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs).

11 Apr 2025

Genetic Variants Offer Clues to Targeted Asthma Treatments

Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have identified hundreds of genome regions containing thousands of genetic variants associated with asthma, but it's still not clear which variants have an actual causal link to the disease.

11 Apr 2025

Novel Microscopy Reveals Two-Stage T-Cell Activation During Viral Infection

The research teams led by Wolfgang Kastenmüller and Georg Gasteiger utilized advanced microscopy techniques to investigate the activation and proliferation of specific immune cells, known as T-cells, during viral infections.

11 Apr 2025

Guinea Pigs as a Robust Model for Human Embryo Research

The initial days of human embryo development, referred to as pre-implantation, are crucial.

11 Apr 2025

Japanese Researchers Develop New Assay to Detect Epigenetic Toxicity

Chemicals used as food preservatives, flavoring agents, dyes, pesticides, cosmetics, cleaners, and other industrial materials are being increasingly recognized as a health hazard.

11 Apr 2025

New Standard Will Aid in High-Confidence Multiplication of Tissue Cells in Laboratories

ASTM International’s medical and surgical materials and devices (F04) will aid procedures for multiplying tissue cell cultivation in laboratory situations.

11 Apr 2025

Breakthrough Delivery System Advances CRISPR-Based Treatments

A research team from Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich has developed an advanced delivery system that transports gene-editing tools based on the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system into living cells with significantly greater efficiency than before.

10 Apr 2025

Unraveling the Interaction Between Mitochondrial Proteins HAX1 and CLPB

A recent study published in Magnetic Resonance Letters has revealed for the first time the interaction mechanism between the mitochondrial proteins HAX1 and CLPB, filling the research gap between these two key proteins in the field of structural dynamics and functional association.

10 Apr 2025

Rapid Growth of Blood Cancer Driven by a Single Genetic ‘HIT’

A new study has unveiled when chronic myeloid leukaemia, a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow, arises in life and how fast it grows.

10 Apr 2025

New Protein Identified as Regulator of Mitochondrial Calcium Transport

Calcium transport into and out of mitochondria – the powerhouses of cells – is central to cellular energy production and cell death.

9 Apr 2025

Study Sheds Light on Development and Evolution of the Human Hypothalamus

The hypothalamus is a small but critical region at the base of the brain that controls the autonomic nervous system, regulates body temperature, signals hunger and thirst, exerts hormonal control over the pituitary gland, helps set circadian rhythms, influences sexual behavior and reproduction, and plays a role in instinctive behaviors like fear, aggression, and maternal bonding.

9 Apr 2025

QRICH1 Protein Found to Control T Cell Activation in Cancer and Autoimmune Diseases

In a study of the immune systems of mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have found a new role for a protein, QRICH1, which could become a target for drugs to dial up or down the activation of T cells to fight cancers and autoimmune diseases.

9 Apr 2025

DNA Computing Circuits Move Closer to Real-Time Function Inside Living Cells

A comprehensive review titled "From the Test Tube to the Cell: A Homecoming for DNA Computing Circuits?" published Mar. 4 in Intelligent Computing, a Science Partner Journal, highlights progress in operating DNA computing circuits for operation within living cells.

9 Apr 2025

Placenta-Derived Signals Improve Liver Organoid Size and Function

Organoids, which are designed to mimic human organs, hold promise for both research and treatment;

9 Apr 2025

Researchers Develop Cellulose-Based 3D Scaffolds That Mimic Natural Tissue Architecture

This research outlines a protocol for nano-fibrillated cellulose scaffolds, crucial for tissue engineering, emphasizing mechanical stability and cell viability.

9 Apr 2025

Lab-Grown Lung Cancer Cells to Unlock Targeted Treatments

Scientists at the Cancer Research Manchester Institute have created a new model of Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma (LUSC), a common type of lung cancer, to study the development, activity, and vulnerabilities of the disease.

9 Apr 2025

New Research Reveals Mitochondrial Guardians Linked to Parkinson’s and ALS

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have discovered how a group of proteins linked to Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis act as "guardians" of mitochondria, small organelles, or subunits, within a cell that make and store energy and are found in almost all plants and animals.

8 Apr 2025

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