The electron microscope reveals the structure of this gossamer layer, which not only constitutes the exterior of the cell but also folds inward to make up much of its internal architecture By J ...

(A) Electron micrograph of a human cell section showing three mitochondria. (B) Scheme of the protein complexes that form the ETS, showing the mitochondrial membranes in blue and red; NADH ...

Focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy (FIB-SEM) is a 3D imaging technique that can be applied to biological tissues. It uses a scanning electron ...

Membrane proteins are proteins found in cell membranes, either at the surface or on intracellular organelles. Integral membrane proteins such as receptors and ion channels span the membrane.

Cell membranes play a crucial ... of Fribourg (UNIFR), have used cryo-electron microscopy to observe how lipids and proteins ...

Researchers led by Uljana Kravčenko and her colleagues in the lab of Professor Misha Kudryashev, Group Leader of the In Situ ...

Researchers have used cryo-electron tomography to uncover new details of the molecular structure of synaptic vesicles, which help transport neurotransmitters in the brain. The study could inform ...

(lower left) Scanning electron micrograph of titania through-hole membrane. (lower right) Cross-sectional scanning electron micrograph of through-hole membrane. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!