Cells are enveloped by a lipid membrane that gives them structure and provides a barrier between the cell and its environment.

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What physical processes govern the movement of microscopic structures capable of interacting with their environment? The ...

The biological connection between a pregnant woman and her developing baby has been mapped in unprecedented detail by UC San ...

Scientists have zoomed in on how phosphoric acid moves electrical charges so efficiently in both biology and technology. By ...

One of oncology’s biggest challenges is that the same treatment can work well for some patients but fail completely in others. A study published in Nature Communications, from a multi-disciplinary ...

Scientists have discovered that cells can sense far beyond the surfaces they touch. While individual cancer cells can probe about 10 microns ahead by tugging on surrounding collagen fibers, clusters ...

Iran’s new ruler is already a marked man. U.S. President Donald Trump has said Mojtaba Khamenei, who replaced his slain father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s supreme leader, is an ...

(The Conversation) — Although the supreme leader assumes the majority of power, Iran’s regime consists of a network of governing bodies. Although the supreme leader possesses disproportionate power, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Iran’s new ruler is already a marked man. Although the supreme leader possesses disproportionate power, he is not the single authority. Instead, he is one of several positions and ...