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

A Scripps team has adapted advanced imaging and computation to measure cell membrane thickness inside intact animal and yeast ...

Lysosomes are membrane-bound organelles whose acidic lumen (pH 4.5–5.0) is required for degradation. This luminal acidity is ...

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

A collaborative team of four professors and several graduate students from the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemical ...

Think back to that basic biology class you took in high school. You probably learned about organelles, those little “organs” inside cells that form compartments with individual functions. For example, ...

Researchers at Leipzig University and TU Dresden have succeeded in developing biological switches that can selectively turn ion channels on and off using light pulses. Initial applications show that ...

The lab has developed ultra-small DNA nanodevices that can function inside living cells, illuminating biological processes.

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

‘Tiny biological batteries’ can change the cell membrane’s electrical properties – a discovery that has big implications for health, as many essential cellular processes hinge upon precise electrical ...