Cellular reprogramming can reverse the aging that leads to a decline in the activities and…
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Cell Biology is the branch of biology that focuses on the structure, function, and behavior of cells—the fundamental units of life. It investigates how cells grow, divide, communicate, and respond to their environment, offering insights into processes such as gene expression, protein synthesis, and cellular signaling. By studying both single-celled organisms and the specialized cells of multicellular life, researchers uncover the mechanisms underlying health, development, and disease. Advances in cell biology drive breakthroughs in medicine, genetics, and biotechnology. This page highlights the latest research and discoveries shaping our understanding of life at the cellular level.
Living in space isn’t easy. There are notable impacts on the biology of living things…
Learning from past SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks for future pandemic control. In the COVID-19 pandemic, 57 million…
For the first time, researchers describe how Rho protein really stops gene expression. New research…
Turning off a newly identified enzyme could reverse a natural aging process in cells. Research…
The historic NASA Twins Study investigated identical twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly and provided…
Fluorescent imaging technique simultaneously captures different signal types from multiple locations in a live cell.…
Genomic analysis may help efforts to save this endangered marsupial. A transmissible cancer in the…
Structural insights about a deadly bacterium’s toolbox point to ways to block it. The bacterium…
A new imaging technology lets scientists spy on the flurry of messages passed within cells…
The cell membrane is the cell’s outermost line of defense against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus…
Stopping the replication of SARS-CoV-2 is likely possible thanks to a compound called EBSELEN:…
High-resolution, 3D images of human chromosomes in single cells reveal how DNA structure might influence…
Genes that give plant nucleus its shape discovered, also regulate copper tolerance. Researchers at the…
Discovery of shape of the SARS-CoV-2 genome after infection could inform new COVID-19 treatments. Scientists…
Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute and Utrecht University developed an advanced technique that makes it…
New method bridges in situ microscopy with single-cell omics. Scientists can now select individual cells…
Neuroscientists at University College London (UCL) have used laser beams to “switch on” neurons in…