Inside your mouth right now, there is a group of bacteria whose closest relatives can…
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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.
Harvard scientists find that the same cell types that cause goosebumps are responsible for controlling…
In the first study to comprehensively track how different types of brain cells respond to…
Scientists gain insights into how pathogenic bacteria of the genus Bartonella give rise to lesions…
The findings support many vaccine strategies being used to tackle the new coronavirus. A team…
To combat COVID-19, we need to regulate our immune systems to resemble those of bats.…
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Ivannikov Institute for System Programming, and…
Researchers have solved the mystery of why a species of bacteria that causes food poisoning…
Drugs that were developed to treat Alzheimer’s Disease could be re-purposed to prevent — or…
Rotavirus is responsible for more than 130,000 deaths annually in infants and children younger than…
Research finds mechanism by which bacterial toxins evolve ability to cause new illnesses. The coronavirus…
Two new genera and four new species of giant, single-celled xenophyophores (protozoans belonging to a…
When cells don’t divide into proper copies of themselves, living things fail to grow as…
Study opens up new path to research to fighting allergic diseases. The world is full…
Bioinspired research project a first step toward intrinsically translucent tissue. Octopuses, squids, and other sea…
Regions of DNA that give rise to non-coding RNA are required for proper development of…
Nanoparticles cloaked in human lung cell membranes and human immune cell membranes can attract and…
Scientists from the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the Hubrecht Institute in The Netherlands,…