Cells are enveloped by a lipid membrane that gives them structure and provides a barrier between the cell and its environment ...

Researchers shifted the focus to the internal properties of the membrane itself, specifically its viscosity, highlighting its critical role in controlling deformation and dynamics during essential ...

Cellular membrane proteins play important roles in cellular transport, signaling, and cell-to-cell communication. Malfunction in membrane proteins can lead to serious diseases, such as cancer. However ...

PARK CITY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A recent study by researchers at the University of California at San Diego, found that a bioenergetic wearable device delivering biological information to the body ...

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have revealed the detailed workings of a cell membrane protein that has essential roles ...

(Nanowerk News) Drawing inspiration from natural sensory systems, an MIT-led team has designed a novel sensor that could detect the same molecules that naturally occurring cell receptors can identify.

A tiny antibody component could fundamentally transform the treatment of cystic fibrosis: For the first time, researchers ...

A team at the Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS) at the University of Santiago de Compostela has developed a more flexible chemical strategy to create ...

A physics-based model that accounts for membrane surface folds predicts cell adhesion on nanopillar arrays with 97% accuracy, ...