Hemifusomes are fused vesicles, or sacs of fluid, that were previously unknown to exist inside cells. They were discovered ...

By using a genetic technique developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center that forces cells to rid themselves of mitochondria, researchers are gaining new insights into the function of these critical ...

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have solved a 60-year-old mystery in bacterial cell envelope ...

Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy (EBMD), also known as anterior basement membrane disease or map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy, is a common condition that affects the cornea of the eye (the clear, ...

Porous membranes play a crucial role in organ-on-chip (OOC) models mimicking barrier functions like e.g., brain, intestine, and lungs. These membranes act as basement membranes for cell growth and ...

This outer membrane is involved in allowing nutrients into the cell and adhering to other, nearby cells, a function that plays a role in infections. Gram-positive bacteria, on the other hand, lack ...

Anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) disease is a rare and severe vasculitis that affects the glomerular and pulmonary capillaries and has an incidence of less than 2 cases per million individuals ...

When TikTok home renovation creator @winnidesigns posted a video showing him and his wife moisture-proofing a basement wall from the inside using GURU Water-Stop waterproofing membrane, commenters did ...

In this paper, we propose a new biocompatible PCL-collagen nanofiber membrane that could be integrated into a microfluidic lung-on-a-chip device prototype. Membrane structure and properties were ...