Sometimes, transporting electrons from one cell to another is a team effort. In electroactive bacteria, that team is a group ...

“Na⁺-NQR has long been a bit of a puzzle for researchers, because certain parts of the enzyme appeared to be too far apart to ...

Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and bind to receptors on the surface of target cells, a molecular arms race that ...

For the first time, scientists have found that proteins from bacteria can trigger the immune system to attack insulin-producing cells, leading to the development of type 1 diabetes. The new research ...

Researchers have found that specific gut cells, BEST4/CA7+ cells, regulate electrolyte and water balance in response to bacterial toxins that cause diarrhea. Their findings show that these cells ...

Complex cells are thought to be the result of a union between two ancient microorganisms, but scientists have long been ...

Marine animals, such as the extremely simple flatworm Trichoplax, are ideal model organisms for studying the early ...