CINCINNATI--Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have discovered that an ion channel, active within T cells (white blood cells), could be targeted to reduce the growth of head and neck ...

Scientists describe the design and construction of artificial membrane channels, engineered using short segments of DNA. The DNA constructions behave much in the manner of natural cell channels or ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A tiny fluid-filled channel on a microchip that allows single cells to be treated and analyzed could lead to advances in drug and gene screening and early disease diagnosis. The ...

In a parallel development to the burgeoning field of optogenetics, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified a human channel protein (hsTRPA1) and engineered it in ...

An ion channel, active within T cells (white blood cells), could be targeted to reduce the growth of head and neck cancers, researchers have discovered. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC ...

Just as countries import a vast array of consumer goods across national borders, so living cells are engaged in a lively import-export business. Their ports of entry are sophisticated transport ...