Scientists have long known that cellular membranes vary in thickness, but measuring those differences inside actual cells has ...

Scientists suggest increasing what is understood about exocytosis could one day inform many fields of applied science.

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

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

To stay healthy, our cells rely on a self-cleaning mechanism that removes defective or unnecessary components. This process, ...

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

The discovery that tissues use electricity to expel unhealthy cells is part of a surge of renewed interest in the currents ...

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

Electricity has always been central to how life works, from the firing of neurons to the beating of the heart, but new ...

A single damaged protein inside one brain cell may seem insignificant. Yet new research shows how that small mistake can ...