Cells do more than carry out chemical reactions. New theoretical work suggests they may also generate usable electrical ...

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

Our cells may literally ripple with electricity, acting as a hidden power supply that could help transport materials or even ...

The constant, energy-driven motion inside living cells may generate electricity in a way no one fully recognized before.

Water deficit during flowering can severely disrupt petal expansion, water uptake, and reproductive success, yet many plants ...

A shift in the balance between two lipids – cholesterol and sphingomyelin – makes hybrid epithelial-mesenchymal cancer cells less responsive to certain chemotherapy drugs.

Flexoelectricity, which can transform mechanical deformation into electrical signals, could provide enough power to fire ...

Chlorine is a fundamental input to modern industry, yet most of today's supply still relies on energy-intensive electrolysis.

Biologists have long treated the cell as a chemical factory, but a new wave of research is forcing a rethink of that familiar ...

Inside every living cell, proteins and membranes are in constant motion, reshaping, colliding, and flexing as they keep an ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising viral shortcut that turns moving cells into delivery vehicles for infection. Instead ...