A vesicle, only a few nanometers in size and filled with neurotransmitters, approaches a cell membrane, fuses with it, and ...

A team of Berlin-based researchers led by Jana Kroll and Christian Rosenmund has captured the fleeting moment a nerve cell releases its ...

A new study shows that the embryo and the uterine lining conduct an active "conversation" from the very earliest stages of ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialize to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and ...

Scientists have captured an unprecedented, real-time view of influenza viruses as they move across and slip inside human ...

Every winter, as the air sharpens and scarves return to shoulders, an old visitor also makes a reappearance: the flu. It ...

In March 2026, Kevin Jahnke will establish a research group on ‘Biomembrane Engineering’ at the new Heilbronn site of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research. Its focus will be on engineering ...

When a pathogen like a dangerous virus invades the human body, it usually has to enter human cells to cause an illness.

Synuclein (α-Syn) is a presynaptic protein primarily associated with Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases ...

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have rapidly emerged as one of the most promising frontiers in modern biology. These nano-sized ...