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

When a cell receives a message from outside, it generates a molecule called cyclic AMP (cAMP) to relay this message. To ensure the signal reaches the correct effector without triggering pathways ...

Scientists have uncovered new details about how cells manage the distribution of lipids in their cell membrane. These lipids, known as phospholipids, are arranged in a bilayer of membranes, regulating ...

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 ...

A new, label-free method for identifying aged human cells has been developed. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University (Japan) have created a new way of telling ‘aged’ human cells apart from ...

Scientists at Stanford University have uncovered a novel physical mechanism that breast cancer cells use to break out and become invasive. They observed that in addition to established chemical ...

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