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

Every time our body encounters a new disease-causing agent, a crucial defense system called adaptive immunity comes into play ...

Membranes are constantly bending as a result of heat fluctuating randomly through the cell. In theory, any voltage produced this way ought to cancel out in environments under equilibrium, making them ...

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

The leadership team at cellcentric, a 50:50 fuel cell joint venture between Daimler Trucks AG and Volvo Group has had an ...

Scientists have long known that inherited neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or motor neuron ...

Many people still don’t understand how protein works, why it matters or the best ways to get enough of it in their diet. Here ...

Flexoelectricity, which can transform mechanical deformation into electrical signals, could provide enough power to fire ...

Until now, it has been difficult to maintain retinal ganglion cells deep inside organoids over extended periods. The supply ...

Researchers from Bonn and Basel have developed a new method to equip human retinal organoids – small, lab-grown models of ...