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

Examples of cell biology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Williams attended Cal State Monterey Bay and earned a degree in molecular cell biology. Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024 From cell biology to game theory, the P versus NP question reaches into far corners of science and industry. Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2023 Claudia Doege, an associate professor of pathology and cell biology at Columbia University, echoed that view. Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023 These kinds of illicit sales are usually conducted by medical schools and programs that can’t afford their own bodies, says Dr. Thomas H. Champney, a professor of cell biology at the University of Miami. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2023 The first hub, based in the Bay Area, has been investigating cell biology and infectious diseases, while this new one is homing in on inflammatory processes in tissues across the body. Elaine Chen, STAT, 6 Oct. 2023 His father, David Domingo Sabatini, now in his early 90s, is a renowned biologist who for some four decades chaired the cell biology department at what is now the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2023 The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 33(3), 205–220. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1357-2725(00)00087-x Freeman, K. W., Bowman, B. R., & Zetter, B. R. (2011). The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023 Classes like genetics, cell biology, microbiology, calculus, organic and inorganic chemistry, physics, and biochemistry are daunting, to say the least. Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Apr. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cell biology was in 1889

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“Cell biology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cell%20biology. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

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
cell biologist noun
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