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

Plants droop and shed their leaves when parched, but with a splash of water, their stems regain strength and their leaves ...

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

really important to maintain any structure which has a membrane," Singh said. Take the electrolyte potassium, for example. It is the most abundant positively charged ion inside cells, but its ...

Biologists had long believed that bringing order and organization to the chaos of molecules inside a cell depended on membrane-bound compartments called organelles, such as the mitochondria.

Current optical and electron microscopy imaging techniques are not suited for measuring the dynamic characteristics of living microorganisms at tiny scales due to complex sample preparation methods or ...

According to precedent and due to his status, Yoon will probably be assigned a solitary cell, likely bigger and better appointed than the standard 6.56 square metre (71 square feet) single cells.

It feels like the Splinter Cell remake has been on its way for a while now, which isn't helped by the fact it's been over three years since we heard anything official about the game. From what we ...

Cell membrane Allows gases and water to diffuse freely into and out of the cell. Controls the transport of other molecules. Mitochondrion (plural is mitochondria) Contains enzymes for the ...

Eating foods high in key nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, and limiting alcohol may help increase your red blood cell count. Red blood cells are the most common cells in ...