For nearly half a century, scientists have known that malaria parasites force their way into human red blood cells through a ...

Biological membranes are not just passive barriers—they actively sense and respond to mechanical forces, in part through specialized proteins embedded within them. Among these are Stomatin-family ...

Cells may generate their own electrical signals through microscopic membrane motions. Researchers show that active molecular processes can create voltage spikes similar to those used by neurons. These ...

Artificial cells created in the laboratory offer a wide range of potential applications. Until now, however, their membranes - unlike those of real cells - have been virtually impermeable. Researchers ...

In a bid to better understand how cancer cells power their explosive growth and spread, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have shed new light on the location and function of ...

Cells can spontaneously change shape even without external signals, but the underlying mechanisms behind this form of ...

The cell membrane, which contains a hydrophilic exterior and a hydrophobic interior, opens and closes ion channels like a water faucet and converts a physicochemical stimulus into an electrical signal ...

But when the Johns Hopkins team examined cancer cells grown in the lab, they found that energy-generating enzymes gather and move as waves on the cell membrane, suggesting a more fine-tuned energy ...