About 1 in 750 babies born in the United States has some kind of craniofacial…
Browsing: Cell Biology
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.
A new source of the botulinum neurotoxin was discovered by Canadian and American scientists in…
A team of researchers led by scientists in Vienna, Dresden, and Heidelberg has decoded the…
The planarian flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea is an extraordinary animal. Even when cut into tiny pieces,…
The time needed for breast cancer metastases (secondary lesions caused by cells that have escaped…
The enzyme complex ATP synthase is one of the most important molecular machines in the…
We may have a new reason, in addition to vitamin D generation, to bask in…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FTPG5ff76I Duke engineers have grown the first functioning human muscle from non-muscle cells — in…
Scientists from the Babraham Institute near Cambridge in collaboration with colleagues from Brazil and Italy…
Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a fascinating new theory for how…
To keep the human brain supplied with energy when food was scarce, mammals evolved the…
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have cultured the first lab-grown skin tissue complete with…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI3P7CkewDE This movie depicts cells being stretched by cavitation bubbles sent from various distances over…
New research published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine highlights the pernicious effect of obesity…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG34KTzSGfI MicroRNA extraction using nanowires. After introducing a urine sample onto the device, extracellular vesicles…
At first glance, a pair of award-winning images created by University of Southampton postgraduate researcher…
Understanding how cancer cells are able to metastasize — migrate from the primary tumor to…
A new study published in Cell Reports details how a small-molecule inhibitor tested by researchers…