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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Membrane proteins are proteins found in cell membranes, either at the surface or on intracellular organelles. Integral membrane proteins such as receptors and ion channels span the membrane.

Researchers developed an artificial gill for ocean gliders, using hydrogen fuel to improve sustainability and extend mission ...

Our biceps and our brain cells may have more in common than previously thought. New research led by the Lippincott-Schwartz ...

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

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

Filopodia help cells move but also aid cancer spread. Scientists have revealed how fascin proteins build these structures, ...

A new study shows how an anticancer drug triggers an "outside in" signal that gets it sucked into a cancer cell.