The fatty membrane surrounding every living cell is a vibrant environment where countless biological processes take place.

UMD researchers uncover key mechanisms in gene regulation that may lead to better design of RNA-based medicines.

The new research reveals a novel mechanism for signal transmission in brain cells and helps answer an open question in neuroscience about how intracellular signals travel over long distances in ...

Scientists have translated nanoscale experimental and computational data into precise 3D representations of bacteria, yeast ...

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A new study shows how an anticancer drug triggers an “outside in” signal that gets it sucked into a cancer cell. The work, ...

Researchers have succeeded in creating a close connection between individual cells and organic electronics. The study lays ...

Scientists at the University of Stuttgart have succeeded in controlling the structure and function of biological membranes with the help of "DNA origami". The system they developed may facilitate the ...

Nanovaccine achieved tumour inhibition rate of 89.3 per cent when tested on mice with aggressive form of the disease, study finds.

In this manuscript the authors established a novel three-dimensional culture system for stratified epithelia that allows epithelial cells to undergo epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and ...