Similar to a small cut that heals itself after a short time, individual cells in our body suffer "wounds" in their protective layer, the cell membrane, every day and have to repair them again.

Protein translocation is an essential, nano-scale dynamic process that facilitates the movement of proteins across cellular ...

Supercomputer simulations have revealed how changes in the shape of the HIV-1 capsid protein may help the virus squeeze its ...

These include some obvious mechanical activities such as endocytosis, cell motility and membrane resealing, but also others, such as replication and transcription. Taking the motor proteins as an ...

This study demonstrates the critical role of Afadin on the generation and maintenance of complex cellular layers in the mouse retina. The data are solid, which provides important insights into how ...

This important study identifies a new key factor in orchestrating the process of glial wrapping of axons in Drosophila wandering larvae. The evidence supporting the claims of the authors is convincing ...

In some cases, several decades. Here are our favorite Star Trek deep-cut pulls, character-wise, from Star Trek: Section 31. The franchise introduced Deltans in Star Trek: The Motion Picture via ...

Researchers have discovered a particular type of cancer cell that relies on its own biological electric utility company to thrive. Disrupting this power plant – with the help of a puffer fish ...

In addition to the cool guy leader (Omari Hardwick), there’s a quippy shapeshifter (Sam Richardson, who does the best he can with this material, and comes out of Section 31 okay), an “I’m ...