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.

Insight into Tissue Repair and Regeneration

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

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

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

How are Artificial Cells Produced?

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

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The Revolution of Synthetic Biology

Cell Staining Techniques

What is Stem Cell Banking?

What are Neutrophils?

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

What is Bioprinting?

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

Pluripotent Stem Cells

Insulin Signaling Pathway

Enhancing the Function of Mitochondria Using Deep Red Light

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Cellular Engineering: Cutting-Edge Cell Manipulation Technologies

GPCR Signaling Pathways

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

What are Stress Granules?

Beads on a String: Conflicting Views on Chromatin Architecture

What is Macrophage Polarization?

What are RNA Sensors?

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

What is the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

lncRNAs in Human Disease

What are CAR T cells?

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

RNA Polymerases Across the Kingdoms of Life

RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

Creating Biomaterials that can Heal bone

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

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

Using Aptamers to Detect Cancer

Endothelial Cell Biology

Insight into Cell Cultures and Their Challenges

T Cell Development

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

Human vs. Animal Cells for Disease Models

The Structure and Function of the 5' UTR

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

Advancements in Buccal Cell Collection

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

Molecular Cell Biology of Diabetes

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

Stem Cell Controversy

B Cell Development

Stem Cell Properties

What are Biofilms?

Why does Cell Polarity Matter?

Protocell Uses in Biology

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

The Cell Cycle

What are Regulatory T Cells?

Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques: Shedding Light on Molecular Dynamics

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

What is Epidemiology?

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

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

Cell Structure and Antibiotic Resistance

What is Epitranscriptomics?

A Guide to Understanding Multicellularity

The Steps of Protein Synthesis

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

Applications of 3D printing in Drug Delivery

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

What is a Protocell?

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

Cellular Choreographers: the Chromosomal Passenger Complex

Cellular Aging

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

Chirality in Biochemistry

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

What Role does Mitochondria Play in Eyesight?

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

What are Vesicants?

The Biology of Behavior

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

The Future of Bioengineered Products

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

Applications of Chemoattractants

Effects of Cell Death on Neurodegeneration

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

What are the Differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

Single-Cell Sequencing for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

What are the differences between B and T Cells?

How could mRNA be Used to Fight Diseases?

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

What are Stem Cells?

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

What is Cell Culture Forensics?

Insight into the Function of the Peroxisome

A History of Developmental Biology

What is Neurobiology?

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

What Is Synthetic Embryology?

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 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

Dual Mechanism of Deep-Sea Sponge Compound Suppresses Cancer Cell Proliferation

A collaborative research team led by Professor Kaori Sakurai at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, together with Associate Professor Hiroaki Itoh and Professor Masayuki Inoue at Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, has uncovered a previously unknown mechanism of action of yaku'amide B, a structurally complex peptidic natural product derived from deep-sea sponge found in the waters near Yakushima Island, Japan.

12 Mar 2026

Novel INSTALL Technology Achieves Non-Toxic Gene Integration in Multiple Cell Types

Genome editing-based therapies typically aim to treat disease by correcting underlying genetic mutations in patient's cells.

12 Mar 2026

Study Reveals How Altering Cancer’s Protein Machinery Stimulates Antitumor Immunity

A new study led by Pierre Close's team (GIGA, Laboratory of Cancer Signaling, and WELRI Investigator) reveals how subtly disrupting the way tumors produce their proteins can trigger a potent antitumor immune response.

12 Mar 2026

Functional Mitochondria Key to Recovery of Dying Photoreceptor Cells

Photoreceptors are specialized cells in the eye that convert light energy into neural signals.

12 Mar 2026

Gut Microbes Reshape Ovarian Aging in Mice

Findings indicate gut microbes impact ovarian function in mice, offering insights into reproductive aging and potential microbiome-based health interventions.

12 Mar 2026

Newly Discovered Neurons Respond to Complex Spatial Frequencies

The visual cortex is the part of the brain that enables visual perception. In this area millions of nerve cells, called neurons, process stimuli from the outside world.

11 Mar 2026

Study Reveals Microbiome Role in Protecting the Colon From Tissue Injury

The gut microbiome-the trillions of bacteria and other microbes that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract-drives a process vital for protecting the colon against tissue injury, according to the findings of a study co-led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators.

11 Mar 2026

Computational Tool Improves Detection of Microbes in Tumor Sequencing Data

When scientists sequence tumor DNA, they typically find small amounts of genetic code from bacteria, viruses and fungi – microorganisms that, if actually present in tumor tissues, could influence how they grow, evade immunity or respond to treatment.

11 Mar 2026

Cardiff University Decodes Catastrophic DNA Rearrangement

Cardiff University researchers discovered how a particularly severe type of DNA damage occurs, giving fresh insight into mutation mechanisms that contribute to cancer and inherited genetic diseases.

11 Mar 2026

How SARS-CoV-2 Hijacks Host tRNA Chemistry to Sustain Infection

Findings reveal coronaviruses exploit stress-linked tRNA modifications, enhancing translation efficiency and offering insights for antiviral drug development.

11 Mar 2026

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