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

Cell division is an essential process for all life on Earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...

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

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.

Metabolism, far from being just a housekeeping function, underlies all changes in cell size and function ...

Inside every living cell, proteins and membranes are in constant motion, reshaping, colliding, and flexing as they keep an ...

Researchers at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have developed a three-dimensional electrical imaging technique that ...

The biological cycle of our existence seems relatively straightforward: we’re born, we live, we die. The end. But when you examine existence at the cellular level, things get a bit more interesting.