Researchers developed a high-throughput microfluidics-based method to measure and analyze lipids in single living cells using ...

Membrane lipids are lipids involved in forming the structure of biological membranes – both the cell membrane and intracellular membranes – and in membrane function, namely ...

Variability among lipids affects cellular metabolism, signaling pathways, energy storage, and cell membrane structures. Therefore, it’s important for biomanufacturers to have an accurate ...

All known life forms are made up of cells enclosed by lipid membranes that separate and protect the cell’s contents. The ...

Noting that modern cell membranes are all made of lipids, the researchers wondered if the first cell membranes might have been made of lipids as well—and if that was the case, how they might ...

Few questions have captivated humankind more than the origin of life on Earth. How did the first living cells come to exist? How did these early protocells develop the structural membranes necessary ...

The significance of this discovery lies in its potential to bridge the gap between simple molecular structures and the ...

“It’s universal to lipids, and it’s what makes them work.” For a cell, an outer lipid membrane serves as a physical barrier that, like the external wall of a house, provides structure and ...

Scientists have long wondered how the first cell membranes formed from the primordial soup—a new study offers up a recipe.

Membrane-bound organelles were the textbook standard of how scientists thought cells were organized until they realized in ...

Mature red blood cells (RBCs) or erythrocytes are specialized ... Existing evidence indicates that abnormalities in RBC membrane lipid composition are associated with the development of ...

These membranes, composed of flexible lipid bilayers, can reshape and remodel themselves during processes like cell movement, division, and molecular trafficking. Until now, it was commonly assumed ...