Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have created the world's simplest artificial cell capable ...

Additionally, his team thinks it’s possible that when cell cultures are grown under optimized conditions, those plant cells may not need an intact cell wall structure for long-term viability and ...

Trees and plants in general have evolved to a system of optimal combination of functional and structural performance in a hierarchical structure starting from different layers in cell walls to ...

Aviation safety analysts said they expect officials investigating the crash, which killed 179 people, to look into the location and composition of a structure housing an antenna.

Moderate intake of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer causes mild changes in red blood cell membrane lipid composition without impacting membrane fluidity.

Using a microscopy image and graphic rendering, the artists illustrate a minimal synthetic cell that can sense a directional chemical cue and self-organize in response. In a feat aimed at ...

Inside the protocell, the chemical reaction resulted in a rod-like structure made up of actin that put pressure on the cell membrane, bending it.

Surprisingly, formation of the intracellular polymer glycogen is needed for synthesis of specific wall structures. Further, a newly characterized protein both organizes glycogen formation and ...