Cell and molecular biology
91TV journals Open Biology, Royal Society Open Science and Philosophical Transactions B publish research articles, reviews, open questions, methods and techniques, short communications, and theme issues in all areas of cell and molecular biology.
Open Biology call for paper proposals - Beyond boundaries: Celebrating Global South and Indigenous contributions to molecular and cellular biology
Open Biology invites cell and molecular biology researchers based in the Global South and from Indigenous communities to to be published in a new Special Feature. We aim to spotlight molecular and cellular biology research from communities and regions that remain underrepresented in mainstream scientific publishing.
Latest research
Looking for exciting work in cell and molecular biology? Discover top research published by us in recent years.
Philosophical Transactions B theme issues
We are always looking for proposals for theme issues in cellular, molecular and developmental biology. about how to submit a proposal and become a guest editor.
Special features
Article collections
Browse all and articles published across the Royal Society journals.
Seminars
Our cell and molecular author features research published in Open Biology. Each talk is associated with a recent paper or theme issue. the seminar collection.
Recent seminar highlights
Collaboration between scientists and clinicians is essential for the development of novel treatment avenues throughout medicine, and this is clear in our recent seminar discussing a new therapeutic target for traumatic brain injury. Hear Professor Sir Mark Pepys FRS and colleagues discuss their study, .
How do plants defend themselves from pathogen attack? from Professor Jane E Parker FRS, we learn about the important role NLRs (essential intracellular sensors of pathogen factors) play in pathways protecting plants from succumbing to disease.
Protein-protein interactions are complex and numerous, and improving our understanding of them is crucial to elucidating cellular processes that underpin disease progression and development. In from , we heard about the role of CNTN4, a neuronal cell adhesion molecule, and amyloid-precursor protein, a key protein in Alzheimer’s disease.
From the archive
91TV has been publishing scientific articles for 360 years. Take a look at Antony van Leeuwenhoek's 1677 letter ‘’ that gives the first detailed description of protists and bacteria.
A collection of Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 'Nerve, muscle, action: celebrating pioneers of cell physiology' celebrates the scientists who initiated the study of physiological mechanisms at the cellular level, uncovering the biophysical basis for how animal movement is initiated. Another memoir collection 'Structural and molecular biology—an origins story' celebrates the pioneers who uncovered the structures, functions, and relationships of proteins and genetic material.
Browse the for more key moments in scientific history and fascinating insights into the development of science.
Conferences
Meet us at:
Dynamic Cell VI, Reading, UK, 21-24 April 2026
Cell Bio in San Diego, USA 12-16 December 2026
Meet our authors
Dr Stephan Neuhauss on the paradoxical role of glutamate transporters in vertebrate retina synapses.
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Dr Frank Britto Bisso on pattern recognition in living cells through the lens of machine learning.
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Dr Michel Milinkovitch and Dr Rory Cooper on how transient manipulation of a key developmental signalling pathway - sonic hedgehog (Shh) - can induce a dramatic shift from chemical pattern formation to mechanical skin folding in developing chicken embryos.
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Journals to know about
is a fast, open access Royal Society journal publishing high impact biology at the molecular and cellular level. The journal publishes original, high quality, peer reviewed research. Article types include ‘open questions’ which highlight underfunded and understudied areas of biology, methods and techniques and short communications. The journal promotes transparent review, open discussion, and has introduced a section within articles called ‘opening up’ where researchers are encouraged to discuss the significance of their results in a wider context.
is an open access journal publishing high-quality original research on the basis of objective peer-review. The journal covers the entire range of science and mathematics and allows the Society to publish all the high-quality work it receives without the usual restrictions on scope, length or impact. It welcomes the submission of all high-quality science including articles which may usually be difficult to publish elsewhere, for example, replications or those that include negative findings.
publishes high quality theme issues on topics of current importance and general interest within the life sciences, guest-edited by leading authorities and comprising new research, reviews and opinions from prominent researchers. Each issue aims to create an original and authoritative synthesis, often bridging traditional disciplines, which showcases current developments and provides a foundation for future research, applications and policy decisions.
