cell biology
noun
: a branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, and life history of cells and their constituents : cytology sense 1a
cell biologist
noun
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However, its flexible backbone lets RNA fold into a number of shapes that can impact cell biology.
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Annie Melchor, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2024
Since then, researchers have learned a lot about the cell biology underlying these rhythms.
—Elizabeth Landau, quantamagazine.org, 11 Oct. 2024
At the most fundamental level of cell biology, metabolites turn on and off molecular switchesin your genes through a process called epigenetics that can affect both you and your offspring.
—Christopher Damman, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
Crushed, the team pivoted to a more specialized cell biology journal, and the paper was quickly published.
—Byjohn Travis, science.org, 6 June 2024
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Annie Melchor, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2024
Since then, researchers have learned a lot about the cell biology underlying these rhythms.
—Elizabeth Landau, quantamagazine.org, 11 Oct. 2024
At the most fundamental level of cell biology, metabolites turn on and off molecular switchesin your genes through a process called epigenetics that can affect both you and your offspring.
—Christopher Damman, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
Crushed, the team pivoted to a more specialized cell biology journal, and the paper was quickly published.
—Byjohn Travis, science.org, 6 June 2024
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cell biology
noun
: a branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, and life history of cells and their constituents : cytology sense 1a
Cooperation among the cytoplasmic elements is an emerging area of study in cell biology.—Jean L. Marx, Science
Jean L. Marx, Science
cell biologist
noun
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