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

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

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

Electricity has always been central to how life works, from the firing of neurons to the beating of the heart, but new ...

Biologists have long treated cell membranes as passive barriers, thin skins that separate the chemistry of life from the ...

Cell membranes protect and organize cells. All cells have an outer plasma membrane that regulates not only what enters the cell, but also how much of any given substance comes in. Unlike prokaryotes, ...

Researchers have determined that condensates are electrically charged droplets that can induce voltage changes across the ...

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

Mechanical damage to the cell membrane was previously believed to trigger two simple cellular outcomes: recovery or death. However, a new study led by the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology ...

Our cells are surrounded by a fragile membrane that's only 5 nanometers thick, 1/20 of a soap bubble. Cells are easily damaged by physiological activities, including muscle contraction and tissue ...

Lipids are essential components of cellular membranes, contributing to the basic structure and function. The most common lipids in membranes are phospholipids, which form a bilayer with hydrophilic ...

Living cells may generate electricity through the natural motion of their membranes. These fast electrical signals could play ...