The first microscopic video of how a blood clot contracts at individual platelets provides biologists…
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.
In a newly published study, researchers pinpoint a way to restrict the ability of cancer…
A scientist at the University of Guelph has discovered the type of stem cell that…
New research from Yale University reveals that the laminin alpha 5 molecule is crucial to…
MIT researchers have developed a synthetic gene circuit that triggers the body’s immune system to…
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute discover a novel innate surveillance mechanism to fight off…
New research from the Max Planck Institute shows that nucleolar size correlates with health and…
A newly published study from the Harvard Medical School casts doubt on the prevailing model…
New research from Yale University reveals that pancreatic cancer cells use glucose to survive and…
A newly published study from Yale University identified two genes that are crucial to the…
In a mouse model, new research from the Max Planck Institute shows that a higher…
New research from Yale University shows that increased lysosomes in neural projections in a mouse…
Using human pluripotent stem cells to grow an organoid called the human medial ganglionic eminence,…
New research from Yale University reveals that the protein Nlrp9b recognizes rotavirus and forms a…
Researchers reveal that regulatory T cells, a type of immune cell generally associated with controlling…
For the first time, researchers have generated blood-forming stem cells in the lab using pluripotent…
A team of researchers from Harvard’s Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering have developed an…
New research from Yale University reveals four genes linked to cystic diseases of the liver…