Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the metabolism of the cell, they also play a key role in the integration of signals ...
A collaborative team of four professors and several graduate students from the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemical ...
Human cells are extremely small and tightly packed – at about 20 micrometers across, ...
Scientists have long known that cellular membranes vary in thickness, but measuring those differences inside actual cells has ...
Cells do more than carry out chemical reactions. New theoretical work suggests they may also generate usable electrical ...
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 ...
Special proteins -- known as membrane transporters -- are key to the mobility of sperm cells. A research team has, with the aid of cryo-electron microscopy, succeeded in decoding the structure of such ...
Custom polymer structures can now be 3D printed inside living cells using laser-based fabrication, opening paths to intracellular sensors, cell tracking tags, and embedded microlasers.