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cell biology

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noun

  1. the branch of biology dealing with the study of cells, especially their formation, structure, components, and function.


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The research brought together experts in engineering, physics, microscopy and cell biology.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

“So the kind of behavior and cell biology that’s required to integrate the beetle into the nest is the very thing that stops it ever leaving the colony,” Parker said, describing it as a “Catch-22.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Rose disagrees with this hypothesis and points to the existence of multicellular animals, which have the same basic cell biology as humans, that don’t age at all.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2024

He later switched to biochemistry, which at the time involved a lot of cell biology.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 6, 2024

Scientists studying living organisms were far more preoccupied with other matters: embryology, cell biology, the origin of species, and evolution.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee