In nature, the cell membrane has a unique function of protecting the internal from the external environment and communicating outside by sensing the external chemical or physical stimuli like the most ...

(Nanowerk News) In nature, the cell membrane has a unique function of protecting the internal from the external environment and communicating outside by sensing the external chemical or physical ...

Cholesterol is one of the key molecules found in biomembranes, complex structures composed of proteins and lipids. It plays a crucial role in organizing the membrane and influencing the behavior of ...

Innovative cell membrane technologies and nanotechnology are transforming drug delivery and diagnostics, leveraging biological and synthetic synergies.

Lipids are difficult to detect with light microscopy. Using a new chemical labeling strategy, a Dresden-based team led by ...

Researchers have described a large set of previously unrecognized enzymatic domains—named the Lipocone superfamily—and outlined their evolutionary pathway from bacterial defense molecules to key ...

Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is rapidly evolving to be the primary tool for structure determination of membrane proteins. However, generation of high quality membrane protein for structural ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

Researchers in Hamburg and Göttingen have generated a mini-antibody that neutralizes a protein essential for the infection ...