The Year in Cell Biology: 2024
Our annual collection highlights twelve of the most outstanding papers that captivated our readers over the past year.
These papers showcase the exceptional range and quality of research published by JCB, from organelle repair and contact sites to bacterial wall synthesis to dietary influences on the heart. These articles convey exciting new discoveries in neuroscience, plant biology, and cell mechanics, as well as a method to detect phosphoinositides in living cells. Overall, these findings, which reveal the structures and operations within and among cells, illustrate the power of understanding the living world from a cellular perspective.
The editorial team at JCB is honored by the enduring interest of our readers, the dedication and rigor of our reviewers, and of course the trust that our authors place in JCB as a premier outlet for their most important findings. We are delighted to have served as an independent venue for the awe-inspiring world of cell biology for 70 years and we look forward to publishing more exciting discoveries in 2025.
Find the original research articles below and download a special magazine that contains the abstracts of all twelve studies.
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Original artwork by Ana Beiriger PhD.
