New evidence of electrical power generation on cell membranes could offer insights into how living cells interact with their ...

Membrane computing is a paradigm of natural computing that takes its inspiration from the structure and functioning of biological cells. It employs compartmentalised models, akin to cellular membranes ...

Cells have always hummed with activity. They make their own energy, package it into molecules like ATP, and spend it ...

When triggered by an odor, rapid changes in membrane voltage and intracellular calcium ion levels occur in nematode olfactory neurons, causing membrane voltage sensors and calcium ion sensors to ...

A breakthrough discovery reveals how the SLC45A4 gene fine-tunes polyamine transport in sensory neurons, reshaping our understanding of pain and opening new paths for targeted therapies. Study: ...

Biologists have long treated cell membranes as passive barriers, thin skins that separate the chemistry of life from the ...

The typical job of the proteasome, the garbage disposal of the cell, is to grind down proteins into smaller bits and recycle some of those bits and parts. That's still the case, for the most part, but ...

Axons are the brain’s information highways, transporting cellular cargo, chemical signals, and electrical impulses to other cells. These “roads” are typically depicted as smooth and cylindrical, with ...

Schematic of an active cell membrane. In a typical active biological process, active proteins (shown in a variety of colors) in a cell membrane (shown in blue) interact with various biological ...

An international research team has uncovered a mechanism that protects nerve cells from a form of premature cell death known as ferroptosis. Headed by Prof. Marcus Conrad, PhD, director of the ...

Living cells may generate electricity through the natural motion of their membranes. These fast electrical signals could play ...