Cell membranes protect and organize cells. All cells have an outer plasma membrane that regulates not only what enters the cell, but also how much of any given substance comes in. Unlike ...

To look at the cells under the microscope you must first prepare a slide of the cells to place on the microscope stage. Rub a clean cotton bud gently on the inside of your cheek. Smear the sample ...

Biological samples for conventional electron microscopes are often negatively ... as unroofing can be used to view the membrane cytoskeleton inside the cell. Unroofing involves the mechanical ...

Cells are surrounded by a membrane - the plasma membrane - which ... which can then be observed under an electron microscope.

Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) has been awarded a £500,000 grant from the Wolfson Foundation to acquire an ultrafast spinning disc confocal microscope, enhancing research into ...

"We know that endothelial cells frequently experience membrane damage caused by changes ... and observed their repair in real-time under the microscope," explains Dr. Nikita Raj, the study's ...

Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) has received a £500,000 grant from the Wolfson Foundation to purchase an ultrafast confocal spinning disc microscope. This instrument will accelerate ...