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

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

Living cells may generate electricity through the natural motion of their membranes. These fast electrical signals could play a role in how cells communicate and sense their surroundings.

Cells have always hummed with activity. They make their own energy, package it into molecules like ATP, and spend it ...

New evidence of electrical power generation on cell membranes could offer insights into how living cells interact with their ...

Measuring membrane thickness was previously only possible in artificial membranes—now scientists can do it inside intact ...

When the cell's recycling stations, the lysosomes, start leaking, it can become dangerous. Toxic waste risks spreading and ...

Schematic of an active cell membrane. In a typical active biological process, active proteins (shown in a variety of colors) in a cell membrane (shown in blue) interact with various biological ...