Scientists measure cellular membrane thickness inside cells for the first time

Scientists have long known that cellular membranes vary in thickness, but measuring those differences inside actual cells has ...
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Scientists may have discovered a usable source of electrical power within cells

Cells do more than carry out chemical reactions. New theoretical work suggests they may also generate usable electrical ...
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Scientists uncover how tiny cell structure impacts aging

Deep within the nucleus of every cell lies a structure smaller than a pinpoint that may hold the secret to aging. Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered that the nucleolus, long known ...
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The Brookbush Institute Enhances Physiology Education with an Update to the Course 'Muscle Cell Structure and Function'

- Muscle cells, also known as myocytes, are specialized cells designed for contraction and force production. Skeletal Muscle Cells: These cells are long, cylindrical, and have a striated (or striped) ...
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Scientists Say the Constant Motion of Living Cells Could Be a Hidden Source of Electrical Power

The constant, energy-driven motion inside living cells may generate electricity in a way no one fully recognized before.
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Discovery lays foundation for understanding how the cell senses membrane injuries

When the cell's recycling stations, the lysosomes, start leaking, it can become dangerous. Toxic waste risks spreading and ...
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Cells have more mini ‘organs’ than researchers thought − unbound by membranes, these rogue organelles challenge biology’s fundamentals

Allan Albig receives funding from the National Institute of Health. Think back to that basic biology class you took in high school. You probably learned about organelles, those little “organs” inside ...