What is Cell Biology?
Cell Biology is the field of biology that focuses on understanding living processes at a cellular and molecular level. Many of the most exciting biological discoveries in the past twenty years have occurred in this field. While genetics tells you what is really important, cell biology tells you how it works. Discoveries in cell biology have identified some of the molecular pathways regulating gene expression, cell proliferation, cell death, and cell differentiation. The field of cell biology has made major contributions to the understanding of cancer, developmental biology, and aging. We have now established the fundamental framework of cell function. Our next challenge is to extend these insights obtained at the single-cell level to the organization of tissues, the function of complex systems, and most importantly, the cellular basis and therapy of human disease. ü
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