We are taught that plasma membranes are a typical lipid bilayer, but how do we know this, and who figured it out? Aa Aa Aa Most books mention that membranes have a typical "lipid bilayer," but why ...

Lipids include fats (solid at room temperature) and oils (liquid at room temperature). Lipids are an important part of a healthy diet. The body uses lipids as an energy store, as insulation and to ...

Lipids include fats (solid at room temperature) and oils (liquid at room temperature). Lipids are an important part of a healthy diet. The body uses lipids as an energy store, as insulation and to ...

Steve Granick and colleagues 1 at the University of Illinois in Urbana report that nanoparticles can actively modulate the phase structure of lipid membranes so that the stiffness differs from ...

A new framework bridges a gap in understanding RNA therapeutics by linking the structure of lipid nanoparticles to immune ...

From combating cancer and infections to storing energy, lipid-protein interactions are ... a new resource to help researchers understand the structure and function of these interactions—called ...