Conversation Quickly Spreads Droplets inside Buildings
Researchers have found that ordinary conversation creates a conical 'jet-like' airflow that quickly carries a spray of tiny droplets from a speaker's mouth
biophysics
Novel Cell Membrane Model Could Be Key to Uncovering New Protein Properties
A team of researchers led by Vanderbilt University has recently shed light on how membrane proteins could be influenced by the lipids around the lipids around them
'Relaxed' T Cells Critical to Immune Response
Rice University researchers model how cells handle invaders, ignore imposters
A 3D-Printable Material That Mimics Biological Tissues
University of Colorado scientists are the first to 3D print a complex, porous lattice structure using liquid crystal elastomers, creating devices that can finally mimic biological tissues
First Simulation of a Full-Sized Mitochondrial Membrane
New algorithm links different scales, bringing simulated cell a step closer
Personalized Microrobots Deliver Drugs to Cells
Using a substrain of E. coli MG 1655 and nanoscale red blood cell membranes, researchers created tiny biohybrid swimmers that could personalize drug delivery to treat tumors
Replacing Patients' Damaged Blood Vessels with Lab-Produced Ones
Researchers describe how they have cultivated human cells in the laboratory to obtain extracellular matrix deposits high in collagen
Collaboration Lets Researchers 'Read' Proteins for New Properties
Researchers can now translate patterns to determine how a protein will condense during phase separation
The Unchanging Viscosity of Cells
New research, although basic, may contribute to the development of completely new diagnostic and therapeutic methods
Opening up DNA to Delete Disease
Custom-built molecules enable editing of genes previously obscured by DNA's innately protective structure