Science Snapshot: More Fun Than a Barrel of Monkey Cells
Science Snapshot: More Fun Than a Barrel of Monkey Cells
This year’s second-place winner of the 2022 Nikon Small World in Motion competition shows a 12-hour time-lapse of labeled cells.
This year’s second-place winner of the 2022 Nikon Small World in Motion competition shows a 12-hour time-lapse of labeled cells.
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New Technologies Shed Light on Caveolae
Ben Nichols | Jun 1, 2018 | 10+ min read
The functions of the cellular invaginations identified more than half a century ago are now beginning to be understood in detail.
Infographic: Caveolae Form and Function
Ben Nichols | May 31, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers interrogate the cavernous structures on the surface of cells to better understand how they affect membrane function.
Pushing Boundaries
Anna Azvolinsky | Dec 1, 2016 | 8 min read
Applying physics, chemistry, and cell biology, Satyajit Mayor seeks to understand how cell membranes work.
Doors and Pores
Mary Beth Aberlin | Dec 1, 2016 | 2 min read
The awesome architecture of the gateways to the nucleus
Video: Cells, Skin Deep
The Scientist | Nov 30, 2016 | 1 min read
Profilee Satyajit Mayor discusses his explorations of cell membranes, which are helping to update the classical fluid mosaic model of dynamic cellular boundaries.
Taking Shape
Wallace F. Marshall | Dec 1, 2013 | 10+ min read
The causes of a cell’s three-dimensional structure remain a fundamental mystery of cell biology.
The Enigmatic Membrane
Muriel Mari, Sharon A. Tooze, and Fulvio Reggiori | Feb 1, 2012 | 10+ min read
Despite years of research, the longstanding mystery of where the autophagosome gets its double lipid bilayers is not much clearer.