A multidisciplinary team has uncovered a key mechanism that allows the human bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae-responsible for atypical pneumonia and other respiratory infections-to obtain cholesterol ...

Scientists suggest increasing what is understood about exocytosis could one day inform many fields of applied science.

An international group of researchers led by Pompeu Fabra University has discovered the nanomachine that controls ...

Custom polymer structures can now be 3D printed inside living cells using laser-based fabrication, opening paths to intracellular sensors, cell tracking tags, and embedded microlasers.

We know that some animals are bilaterian—meaning they display bilateral symmetry—while others are not, but nature is rarely ...

Lysosomes are the recycling centers of human cells. Larger molecules are broken down inside the membrane-enclosed vesicles. Malfunctions can lead to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's.

Researchers decipher the function of an ion channel involved in cellular degradation processes and create new possibilities for Parkinson’s therapies.

The discovery that tissues use electricity to expel unhealthy cells is part of a surge of renewed interest in the currents ...

In advanced dry disease, a key problem is failure of retinal pigment epithelium, often shortened to RPE. These cells help ...

"The air sacs in the lungs are a critical first barrier against infections in humans, but we've traditionally looked at them ...

JIADING, SHANGHAI, CHINA, January 7, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Shanghai Trustech Technology Development Co., Ltd has ...

Measuring membrane thickness was previously only possible in artificial membranes—now scientists can do it inside intact ...