Biologists have long treated cell membranes as passive barriers, thin skins that separate the chemistry of life from the ...

As regular readers of Unix Insider probably know, Peter Galvin has abdicated as Unix Insider‘s security czar to start a new system administration column for this magazine. Following Peter’s lead, this ...

Ribosomes—the tiny factories that build proteins in our cells—don't all work with the same efficiency. Researchers from Japan ...

Living cells may generate electricity through the natural motion of their membranes. These fast electrical signals could play ...