cell biology

Study of cells

Cell biology is the branch of biology that studies the structure, function, and behavior of cells—the basic units of life.

It examines how cells grow, divide, communicate, and maintain themselves, from membrane transport to gene expression.

She switched her focus from ecology to cell biology after taking a microscopy course.

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physiology · cytoskeleton · endocytosis · mitosis · immunology · electron microscopy · pathology · mitochondria · Golgi · vesicle · cytoplasm · ATP · living cells · lab bench · pipette · metabolism · replication · chromosome

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