A research team at the Hebrew University has shown that bacteria can survive antibiotic exposure via two distinct ...

There are "costs of life" that mechanical physics cannot calculate. A clear example is the energy required to keep specific ...

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

New evidence of electrical power generation on cell membranes could offer insights into how living cells interact with their ...

Researchers have identified a single protein whose absence can cripple tumors in mice, slowing their growth and in some cases ...

Biologists have long treated the cell as a chemical factory, but a new wave of research is forcing a rethink of that familiar ...

While our cells are performing some important, basic functions, they can generate compounds known as reactive oxygen species ...

A new study reported in Molecular Psychiatry has shown that people with anxiety disorders tend to have lower levels of a ...

Antimicrobial resistance and ecological disruption caused by broad-spectrum disinfectants have created an urgent need for ...

Membranes are constantly bending as a result of heat fluctuating randomly through the cell. In theory, any voltage produced ...

A new study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different "shutdown modes," not ...