The Zika virus builds tiny tunnels, called tunneling nanotubes, to stealthily transport material needed to infect nearby ...

Viruses like HIV, herpes and SARS-CoV-2 -- the virus that causes COVID-19 -- also build tiny tunnels and use them to spread to uninfected cells, but these viruses don't cross the placenta.

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Researchers discovered that Zika virus constructs nanotubes to transport infection across the placental barrier undetected.

Cells can also send out packages called exosomes, lipid vesicles that bubble off from the cell membrane. But for about 20 ...

Membrane biophysics is the study of the physical ... and the effect they have on paracellular transport and phenomena relating to cell shape. Epithelial cells express two isoforms of cytoplasmic ...

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The oral mucosa represents a fascinating scenario in the setting of medical research for its peculiar immune mileu. Not only the oral cavity hosts specific immune cells interacting with the local ...

Researchers have genetically engineered microbes to produce a strong, flexible plastic similar to nylon for the first time.

Males of the South American species incubate their young in their vocal sacs. The London Zoo recently established a breeding ...

At 41 weeks pregnant you're in month nine of pregnancyand probably eager to meet your new baby. You've stocked up on ...