Scientists have often thought of cells as small, bustling cities with parts that resemble factories, power grids and shipping ...

Researchers shifted the focus to the internal properties of the membrane itself, specifically its viscosity, highlighting its critical role in controlling deformation and dynamics during essential ...

During cell division, adherent animal cells round up to create the precise spatial geometry required for accurate chromosome segregation, a process that depends on the coordinated remodeling of the ...

A three-dimensional model of different organelle membranes created from high-resolution imaging data reveals that membranes vary in thickness. Darker colors indicate thicker regions of the membrane, ...

The human intestine is a soft and flexible tissue. Yet the environments traditionally used to culture intestinal cells in the laboratory are ...