Cell biology
The study of cell structure, function, and behavior, from prokaryotes to eukaryotes.
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The study of cells—their structure, function, and behavior—defines the biological discipline known as cell biology, cellular biology, or cytology.[1] Every living organism consists of cells, with the cell itself serving as the fundamental unit that enables an organism's life and functions.[1][2]
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- Study of cell structure, function, and behavior
- cell theory
- microscopy techniques
- cell culture
- cell fractionation
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Key facts and history
In 1665, Robert Hooke referred to the building blocks of living organisms as "cells" after observing cork under a microscope.[3] Plant scientist Matthias Schleiden and animal scientist Theodor Schwann concluded the cell theory in 1838.[4] Cell biology research uses techniques to culture and manipulate cells outside a living body.[5] The compound microscope, invented in 17th-century Europe, allowed cells to be observed for the first time.[3]
Hooke's initial observations did not reveal the actual components that make up a cell.[4] Algae were the subject of Anton Van Leeuwenhoek's 1674 examination, making him the first person to analyze living cells.[4] Robert Brown identified the nucleus in 1831.[4] Because viruses lack the traits of a living cell, they fall outside the scope of cell biology and are instead investigated within virology, a subfield of microbiology.[4]
What the research sources say
The Open Library record for ISBN 9780815344322 lists "Molecular biology of the cell" as a 2015 publication by Garland Science.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "Cell biology" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Alberts, "Molecular Biology of the Cell", Garland Science, 2015, p. 1–42; Bisceglia, "Cell Biology", Scitable (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cell biology" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gupta, "Cell and Molecular Biology", Rastogi Publications, Dec 1, 2005, p. 11 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cell biology" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hooke, "Micrographia", September 1665; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cell biology" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; Gupta, "Cell and Molecular Biology", Rastogi Publications, Dec 1, 2005, p. 11; Gupta, "Cell and Molecular Biology", Rastogi Publications, Dec 1, 2005, p. 11; "Uncovering Earth's virome", Nature, August 2016, p. 425–30 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cell biology" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lavanya, "Cell and Molecular Biology", Rastogi Publications, Dec 1, 2005, p. 11; Cooper, "Tools of Cell Biology", The Cell: A Molecular Approach. 2nd Edition, 2000 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9780815344322 ("Molecular biology of the cell"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
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- Wikipedia: Cell biology (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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