During cell division, adherent animal cells round up to create the precise spatial geometry required for accurate chromosome ...

In natural environments, bacteria rarely live as free-swimming cells but are attached to surfaces as biofilms in medical ...

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology is delighted to present the ‘Reviews and Advances’ series of article ...

Photons of light possess linear and angular momentum. This fundamental characteristic is crucial to trapping objects optically using a highly focused laser beam. Using this light feature, the Optical ...

Scientists at Stanford University have uncovered a novel physical mechanism that breast cancer cells use to break out and become invasive. They observed that in addition to established chemical ...

(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 ...

Researchers shifted the focus to the internal properties of the membrane itself, specifically its viscosity, highlighting its critical role in controlling deformation and dynamics during essential ...

Membrane depolarization promotes extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation and cell proliferation via phosphatidylserine dynamics.

In a healthy brain, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) serves as a diffusion barrier that is essential for protecting normal brain function by impeding the entry of most compounds from the blood to the ...

Cholesterol is an essential component of the membrane surrounding every human cell, despite its poor reputation as a health concern when its blood levels are too high. The key to health is having the ...