Living cells and tissues show a high capacity to absorb various chemical compounds from the surrounding environment. Although ...

Human cells, for example, employ hundreds of different types ... which provides the basic structure for the cell membrane, and a non-bilayer-forming lipid, such as cholesterol, which adds ...

A notable example of these membrane-less organelles are stress granules—temporary structures formed in cells under stress, such as during viral infections. These granules protect essential molecules ...

Cytoskeleton rearrangements promote formation of a giant structure called a GUVac that stops cells from dying when they become detached from the extracellular matrix.

Almost 35% of drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration work by targeting G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), ...

Thanks to a few scientific principles, macerating fresh berries in sugar or a sugary liquid can create the sweetest, most ...

In a study, scientists challenge a fundamental tenet in neuroscience about the shape of axons -- the long, thin filaments radiating from nerve cells that transmit electrical signals from cell to cell ...

Emerging research shows mast cells play a role in the etiology of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and may be a new ...

Researchers developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the functions, dynamics and information processing of a biological graded neuron, which could lead to new breakthroughs in ...