Neutrons Provide the First Nanoscale Look at a Living Cell Membrane
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 10:32
in Biology & Nature
A research team from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has performed the first-ever direct nanoscale examination of a living cell membrane. In doing so, it also resolved a long-standing debate by identifying tiny groupings of lipid molecules that are likely key to the cell's functioning.