Arriving at this minimal lipid combination was no easy task. Initial experiments ... More information: Isaac Justice et al, A tuneable minimal cell membrane reveals that two lipid species suffice ...

Discover how a breakthrough in adipocyte mechanisms protects against tissue damage and paves the way for new metabolic ...

They created a cell with a minimal, adaptable membrane, offering a unique platform ... the group started with mycoplasma mycoides, a naturally simple pathogenic bacterium. Unlike most cells ...

Antimicrobial peptides have not typically lived up to their promise, especially when it comes to beating antibiotic ...

A new study by biologists from the Scripps Research Institute shows that a bird flu virus is just a single mutation away from ...

Membrane proteins help coordinate pretty much everything a cell does; knowing their structures ... says he has yet to see any easy, generalizable new solutions. “There's not much that makes ...

Researchers at CNIC uncovered a vital role for caveolae in fat cell expansion. These membrane structures shield adipocytes ...

A CNIC study published in Nature Communications reveals that caveolae in adipocytes help safely store excess fat, preventing ...

Membrane biophysics is the study of the physical ... and the effect they have on paracellular transport and phenomena relating to cell shape. The kinetics of assembly and Ca 2+-dependent ...

A team at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), led by Professor Miguel Ángel del Pozo Barriuso, who heads the Mechanoadaptation and Caveolae Biology group at the CNIC, has ...

A research team has developed a breakthrough technology that dramatically improves the durability of alloy catalysts, a ...