Double-membrane vesicles have inner and outer lipid bilayers. While scientists previously predicted that these membranes fold and warp themselves into a variety of shapes, researchers could not ...

Membrane compartments (vesicles) were prepared from two phospholipids with distinct acyl-chain structures, each encapsulating a different DNA species. Upon repeated freeze–thaw (F/T) cycles, the ...

Scientists are uncovering how the chemistry and flexibility of cell membranes may have influenced the very beginnings of life. New experiments show that membranes rich in certain phospholipids merge ...

Biophysicists have designed a new cell-like transport system that represents an important milestone on the road to artificial cells. Biophysicists have designed a new cell-like transport system that ...

Lei Ye, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and his lab team have published groundbreaking research that proves specially designed nanovesicles—tiny particles ...

Bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) are membrane-bound particles between 20 and 400 nanometers (nm) in size that are secreted by bacteria. BEVs carry bioactive agents that mediate cell-to-cell ...

Our cells and the machinery inside them are engaged in a constant dance. This dance involves some surprisingly complicated choreography within the lipid bilayers that comprise cell membranes and ...