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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Williams attended Cal State Monterey Bay and earned a degree in molecular cell biology.
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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
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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
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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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