The sunlight-collecting organelles known as chloroplasts solve a packing problem: how to optimize photosynthesis without ...

Researchers use light stimuli to shape cells and develop a model that explains the mechanisms – with implications for synthetic biology. A main characteristic of all living organisms is that cells can ...

Cells constantly probe their environments, searching for physical cues that guide their behavior. And yet a cell's response ...

‘Tiny biological batteries’ can change the cell membrane’s electrical properties – a discovery that has big implications for health, as many essential cellular processes hinge upon precise electrical ...

It’s a familiar image, reprinted in countless biology textbooks: an illustration of a typical cell, halved like a grapefruit to reveal its innards. Strands of endoplasmic reticulum encircle a nucleus ...

Human biophysics is an inherently interdisciplinary field that applies the principles of physics to elucidate the complex behaviours and interactions inherent in human biological systems. This area of ...

Lipid bilayers in mammalian membranes can have a more asymmetric composition than previously thought, new research shows. This lipid abundance asymmetry is enabled by the unique properties of ...

The cells in our bodies move in groups during biological processes such as wound healing and tissue development – but because of resistance, or viscosity, those cells can’t just neatly glide past each ...