Plankton may be tiny, but they play an important role in the ocean. As the foundation of marine ecosystems, they support ...

Lipid membranes, which form the outer layer of cells, can be engineered to influence cellular functions. For example, ...

Researchers from the Göttingen Cluster of Excellence Multiscale Bioimaging (MBExC) have uncovered the 3D structure of the ...

How do we think, feel, remember, or move? These processes involve synaptic transmission, in which chemical signals are ...

How do we think, feel, remember, or move? These processes involve synaptic transmission, in which chemical signals are transmitted between nerve cells using molecular containers called vesicles. Now, ...

These signals are called nerve impulses, and they’re generated by changes to the electrical charge of the nerve cell membrane. The changes occur due to the movement of the electrolyte sodium ...

Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST), Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan ...

In a major leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, scientists have developed a powerful new artificial intelligence tool that can predict the 3D shape of chromosomes inside individual cells ...

Imagine cells navigating through a complex maze, guided by chemical signals and the physical landscape of their environment.

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