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

When triggered by an odor, rapid changes in membrane voltage and intracellular calcium ion levels occur in nematode olfactory neurons, causing membrane voltage sensors and calcium ion sensors to ...

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

The discovery that tissues use electricity to expel unhealthy cells is part of a surge of renewed interest in the currents ...

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.

A single damaged protein inside one brain cell may seem insignificant. Yet new research shows how that small mistake can ...

The constant, energy-driven motion inside living cells may generate electricity in a way no one fully recognized before.

An international research team has uncovered a mechanism that protects nerve cells from a form of premature cell death known as ferroptosis. Headed by Prof. Marcus Conrad, PhD, director of the ...

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 ...

Biologists have long treated cell membranes as passive barriers, thin skins that separate the chemistry of life from the ...