When the cell's recycling stations, the lysosomes, start leaking, it can become dangerous. Toxic waste risks spreading and ...

Cell membranes protect and organize cells. All cells have an outer plasma membrane that regulates not only what enters the cell, but also how much of any given substance comes in. Unlike prokaryotes, ...

Cells do more than carry out chemical reactions. New theoretical work suggests they may also generate usable electrical ...

Biologists have long treated cell membranes as passive barriers, thin skins that separate the chemistry of life from the ...

Researchers have determined that condensates are electrically charged droplets that can induce voltage changes across the ...

Measuring membrane thickness was previously only possible in artificial membranes—now scientists can do it inside intact ...

New evidence of electrical power generation on cell membranes could offer insights into how living cells interact with their ...

Researchers describe a natural product-like molecule, Tantalosin, that inhibits interaction between two proteins in complexes that reshape membranes inside the cell. The findings lead to a deeper ...

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 ...

Inside every living cell, proteins and membranes are in constant motion, reshaping, colliding, and flexing as they keep an ...

Living cells may generate electricity through the natural motion of their membranes. These fast electrical signals could play ...