Researchers have examined how a chicken egg develops its hard outer shell, anchored securely to a soft inner membrane, and believe the insights have the potential to improve reconstructive surgeries ...

Collaboration between researchers at the University of Geneva, Institut de biologie structurale de Grenoble, and the University of Fribourg has shown how lipids and proteins in cell membranes react in ...

The cells of simple organisms, such as bacteria, as well as human cells are surrounded by a membrane, which fulfills various tasks including protecting the cell from stress. In a joint project, teams ...