Viruses are masters at invading our cells thanks to specialized proteins that coat their surfaces. When scientists design vaccines, they ...

Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered a previously unknown system of internal “trade winds” that ...

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have measured the precise force required to open Piezo1, a protein that ...

An octopus-shaped nanomachine hijacks tumor ATP leakage to power a self-amplifying cycle of membrane damage, drug delivery, and metabolic collapse in cancer cells.

Tick-borne encephalitis virus, known as TBEV, hijacks the internal membrane machinery of host cells to build hidden factories ...

Cells are not isolated units; they continuously exchange proteins, genetic material, and even entire organelles with their ...

Under the terms of the agreement, EH Group has granted Advent a field-specific license to its high temperature proton exchange membrane (“HTPEM”) fuel cell stack and systems technology. The ...

Hygiene in everyday items that touch the body—such as clothing, masks, and toothbrushes—is critically important. The underlying principle of how graphene selectively eliminates only bacteria has now ...

Modern cells are complex chemical entities with cytoskeletons, finely regulated internal and external molecules, and genetic material that determines nearly every aspect of their functioning. This ...

Scientists at Kindai University and Oryza Oil & Fat Chemical Co., Ltd., Japan, discovered three novel plant-derived acylated glucosylceramides, oryzaceramides A–C, from rice bran. One compound, ...

Schematic of an active cell membrane. In a typical active biological process, active proteins (shown in a variety of colors) in a cell membrane (shown in blue) interact with various biological ...