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.

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

lncRNAs in Human Disease

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.

A Guide to Understanding Multicellularity

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

What are Stem Cells?

How are Artificial Cells Produced?

Cell Biology and Toxicology

What are Vesicants?

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Single-Cell Sequencing for the Treatment of Alzheimer's

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Chirality in Biochemistry

Analyzing Allelic Expression in Cells

Advancements in Buccal Cell Collection

Cellular Engineering: Cutting-Edge Cell Manipulation Technologies

Stem Cell Properties

Single-Molecule Imaging Techniques: Shedding Light on Molecular Dynamics

How could mRNA be Used to Fight Diseases?

What is Cell-Cell Adhesion?

Protocell Uses in Biology

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

What are G-Protein-Coupled Receptors?

Uses of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Mysteries Behind Multiciliated Cells

A History of Developmental Biology

What is Cancer Biotherapeutics?

The Revolution of Synthetic Biology

Insight into Tissue Repair and Regeneration

Artificial Tissue Implants: Understanding Cell Adhesion to Polymeric Substances

What are RNA Sensors?

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

Cell Staining Techniques

Cell Identification: The Basic Principles

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

The Future of Bioengineered Products

Protein Production: Initiation, Elongation and Termination

lncRNAs in Human Disease

Sustainability within Synthetic Biology

Endothelial Cell Biology

Keratinocyte Stem Cells: An Overview

How could Stem Cells be Used in Drug Discovery?

Effects of Cell Death on Neurodegeneration

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

Cell Structure and Antibiotic Resistance

Enhancing the Function of Mitochondria Using Deep Red Light

Human vs. Animal Cells for Disease Models

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

What is Stem Cell Banking?

Diversity in Cellular Cardiac Tissue

Applications of Chemoattractants

Molecular Cell Biology of Diabetes

Creating Biomaterials that can Heal bone

What Is Synthetic Embryology?

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

Insulin Signaling Pathway

T Cell Development

Pluripotent Stem Cells

Insight into Cell Cultures and Their Challenges

Applications of 3D printing in Drug Delivery

What is Bioprinting?

Use of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Forensics

How Does a Coulter Counter Work?

RNA Polymerases Across the Kingdoms of Life

What is Cell Culture Forensics?

What Role does Mitochondria Play in Eyesight?

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

Cellular Aging

What are Neutrophils?

What are Biofilms?

The Removal of Senescent Cells to Improve Organ Function

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

What is Epidemiology?

Cell Biology of Neurogenesis

What are Inflammatory Cell Death Regulators?

The Structure and Function of the 5' UTR

What is a Protocell?

What is Neurobiology?

RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

What are CAR T cells?

The Cell Cycle

Differentiating Cell Types in Forensic Cases

What is Macrophage Polarization?

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

The Steps of Protein Synthesis

Using Aptamers to Detect Cancer

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

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

In-Cell Structural Biology- Future Applications

What is the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

B Cell Development

Ghost Cytometry - Revolutionizing Cell Sorting

What are Zwitterions?

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

What are the Differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

Clinical Applications of Plasmapheresis

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

Stem Cell Controversy

Insight into the Function of the Peroxisome

Hypoxia in Breast Cancer

Proving Monoclonality with PCR

‘Dark matter’ DNA and Cancer

The Biology of Behavior

What is Epitranscriptomics?

Beads on a String: Conflicting Views on Chromatin Architecture

What Is Cryoprecipitate?

What is Synthetic Biology?

How to Generate Stable Cell Lines

What are Regulatory T Cells?

GPCR Signaling Pathways

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

What are the differences between B and T Cells?

What are Stress Granules?

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

Why does Cell Polarity Matter?

Utilizing Cell Lines to Derive Chemosensitivity

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

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

Cellular Choreographers: the Chromosomal Passenger Complex

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

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.

RNA Modularity Explains Emergence of Human-Infective Cholera Strains

Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have uncovered what gives Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes cholera, the ability to colonize the human gut.

15 May 2026

Web-Based Platform Facilitates Chemical Structure Queries in Metabolomics

An international team led by researchers at University of California San Diego and University of California, Riverside has developed a free, web‑based platform designed to make public metabolomics data more accessible.

15 May 2026

Animals Adapt Rapidly Through Protein Networks, Not Genes

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have discovered a key molecular mechanism that allows animals to adapt to changing environmental conditions without altering their genes – an ability known as phenotypic plasticity.

15 May 2026

Nanoscopy Technique Reveals Hidden Networks Cells Use to Communicate

The Australian National University (ANU) has created a new nanoscopy technology that has revealed secret networks utilized for cell-to-cell communication, providing fresh insights into human disorders.

15 May 2026

Supercomputer Simulations Map Sodium Pumping in Pathogenic Bacteria

The Na+-NQR enzyme is vital for energy production in pathogenic bacteria like the one that causes cholera, making it a highly promising target for new antibiotics.

15 May 2026

Novel RNA Analysis Method Supports Antiviral Drug Discovery

Researchers from A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) have developed a new method, called 'sm-PORE-cupine', to study individual RNA molecules and reveal how their structures influence gene regulation, a fundamental process that affects how cells function in health and disease.

15 May 2026

Scientists Discover How DNA Damage Modulates the Tumor Microenvironment for Therapy

Researchers have identified a pathway that triggers an immune response in cells with defective DNA repair.

14 May 2026

Restricted Interaction Peptides Change Shape to Lock Therapy Inside Solid Tumors

Medications are designed to treat diseased tissues while sparing healthy ones, often by attaching the drug to something that helps guide it directly to its target.

14 May 2026

Study Reveals New Biological Pathway for TNF-Resistant Crohn’s Disease

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified an immune-regulating molecule that may help explain why some patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, do not respond to commonly used therapies.

14 May 2026

Prime Assembly Enables Precise Insertion of Large DNA Segments Into the Genome

Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School have developed a gene editing technology that allows for the precise and efficient insertion of very large DNA segments into the human genome.

13 May 2026

Heat-Stable Malaria Vaccine That Stops Spread By Mosquitoes

More than half a million people die from malaria each year, but a new vaccine is showing promise since it not only provides powerful, long-lasting protection but also prevents mosquitoes from spreading the disease.

13 May 2026

Cryo-EM Study Explains Why Coffee Tastes Bitter to Humans

Have you ever wondered why freshly brewed coffee smells so delicious, but tastes bitter?

12 May 2026

HIV Mutations Undermine Broadly Neutralizing Antibody Treatments Across Strains

Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) are among the most promising new treatments for HIV, offering the potential to forego traditional daily dose of antiretroviral drugs.

12 May 2026

Inherited Genetic Pathways Shape Individual Cancer Risk and Outcomes

Why do two people with the same cancer diagnosis-the same stage, the same cell type, and the same clinical profile-often have completely different outcomes? For decades, scientists have studied acquired mutations in cancer to find answers, but mutations alone explain only part of the story.

12 May 2026

Epigenetic Changes May Influence Inheritance Beyond DNA Sequence Alone

When we think about genetic inheritance, we usually leap to DNA, the four-letter code containing the instructions for building a living organism.

11 May 2026

Mechano-Chemo-Biological Coupling May Explain Complex Tissue Behaviors

Modern biology can now image forces, structures, and signals with remarkable precision, yet explaining how they work together remains difficult.

11 May 2026

Extra Chromosomes Trigger Cellular Changes Linked to Tumor Aggressiveness

One of the biggest challenges in cancer research is understanding why some tumor cells become especially aggressive, invasive and resistant to treatment.

11 May 2026

Nuclera Launches Antibody Triage Service to Advance AI-Driven Antibody Discovery

Nuclera, the biotechnology company enabling rapid access to high-quality proteins, today announced the launch of its antibody screening service to streamline the transition from antibody hit generation to lead selection.

From Nuclera 11 May 2026

DNA Study Reveals the Personal Pathways Behind Different Tumors

Why do two individuals with the identical cancer diagnosis—the same cell type, the same stage, and the same clinical profile—often experience very different outcomes? Scientists have been researching acquired mutations in cancer for decades in an effort to uncover solutions, but mutations by themselves only account for a part of the problem.

11 May 2026

New CRISPR System Destroys Diseased Cells With High Precision

A new kind of CRISPR that destroys cells rather than gene editing them has shown potential for killing sick cells while leaving healthy cells untouched.

8 May 2026

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