A Jacobs School researcher is focused on learning more about how tight junctions form naturally — and how their breakdown can lead to disease.

Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the metabolism of the cell, they also play a key role in the integration of signals ...

A new study presents computational strategies to manipulate membrane protein folding and function for biotechnological applications.

Scientists have long wanted to get a closer look at the movement of lipids around a cell, but because organelles are so close ...

Researchers in Göttingen, Germany, have elucidated the structure and function of otoferlin, a protein that plays a crucial ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

Lipids are fatty molecules that play critical roles in cell function, including membrane structure, energy storage and ...