Researchers at the National Graphene Institute have shown that naturally occurring channels within a common clay mineral can respond to pressure, voltage and pH, offering possibilities for controlling ...

Inside the Venus flytraps two-lobed trap are specialized trigger hairs that act as mechanosensory structures. When an insect ...

Plants do not have brains, nerves or specialized sensory organs like animals, yet they can still detect mechanical changes in ...

The sensation after biting into a hot chilli can be intense: your mouth may feel as though it is on fire. Your lips can ...

American researchers have discovered that simvastatin is able to bind to the RyR1 calcium channel in muscle cells and keep it ...

When plants are attacked by herbivores or pathogens, they must respond rapidly while also preparing for potential future ...

The critters can alter the proportions of calcium and collagen in the versatile substance, which changes the protein ...

Abstract Using ion-exchange chromatography of dialyzed human urine from healthy and hypertensive patients, we detected two peaks of angiotensin I–converting enzyme (ACE) activity on hippuryl-His-Leu ...

Electrical signaling in biology is ionic. Safe modulation needs interfaces that couple electrons to ions at soft membranes without injury. We present DNA-FOCUS, a membrane-conformal, DNA-programmed ...

In this manuscript Taujale et al describe an interdisciplinary approach to mine the human channelome and further discover orthologues across diverse organisms. Further, this work provides evidence ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is one of the most common genetic cardiovascular conditions, which may be linked to ion channel dysfunction. In decades, Genetic studies in HCM patients have shown ...

Scientists at HKUST have unveiled a major leap forward in calcium-ion battery technology, potentially opening the door to safer, more sustainable energy storage for everything from renewable power ...