Though the cell membrane is a protective barrier, it also plays a role in letting some foreign material in -- via ion channels that dot the cell's surface. Now new research from the Nobel ...

RECENTLY, Collins has described the presence of ‘complex’ phospholipids in animal tissues 1,2. These compounds are shown to be very sensitive towards silicic acid and other mild hydrolytic reagents.

New progress in a long-standing debate about the nature of biological cell membranes could be made by considering which aspects of the membrane can be captured in simplified simulations. ABC ...

COLLINS has given evidence for the presence of ‘complex’ phospholipids in animal tissues, and he suggested that they contained a phosphate triester group. He further suggested that they break down on ...