Cells require lipids to maintain their integrity and separate cellular functions for appropriate homeostasis and regulation. Advances in lipid detection methods and techniques to probe lipid functions ...

While our cells are performing some important, basic functions, they can generate compounds known as reactive oxygen species ...

Inside every living cell, proteins and membranes are in constant motion, reshaping, colliding, and flexing as they keep an ...

Researchers have determined that condensates are electrically charged droplets that can induce voltage changes across the ...

Northwestern University scientists have uncovered a hidden molecular "control switch" inside a protein that helps the body ...

Cells are the basic units of life — but when it comes to cells, if you think basic means simple, think again. Cells are complicated, with many millions of biochemical reactions per second seething ...

Allan Albig receives funding from the National Institute of Health. Think back to that basic biology class you took in high school. You probably learned about organelles, those little “organs” inside ...

Antarctic icefish are famous for living without red blood cells, but they are not alone. A species of needle-shaped, ...