A new imaging technique reveals lipids in cellular membranes and shows how they are organized at the nanoscale.

A new imaging approach is shedding light on one of cell biology’s most elusive questions: how lipids are organized and sorted within membranes.

Biological membranes of cells and their subunits (organelles) are organized into tiny regions (nanodomains) made up of fats ...

No lipids, no life. In all organisms, lipids form cell walls, store energy and release it when necessary, and play an important role in cell signalling. It has been proved that changes in the ...

Correlations between the dimensions of a 2-D separation create trend lines that depend on structural or chemical characteristics of the compound class and thus facilitate classification of unknowns.

Scientists have developed a method for analysing the structure of lipid nanoparticles that could be used to improve vaccine and drug delivery, targeting a wide range of health issues. A team led by ...

Messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics have moved from a promising idea to clinical reality, accelerating vaccine development and ...

The 5-HT 3A receptor (5-HT 3A R) is a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel (pLGIC) which regulates fast neurotransmission in brain. When cations flow through the inner channel of the receptor ...

Researchers report the structure of a key long-chain lipid in the tear film lipid layer, which prevents tears from drying out. Their finding may be used to improve treatments for dry eye. As anyone ...