A glimpse into an RNA-lipid world. The image shows a lipid membrane. The parts of the membrane that are more liquid are visible in magenta and the gel-like parts are visible as dark patches.

Glycerol is a three-carbon molecule that functions as the backbone of these membrane lipids. Within an individual glycerophospholipid, fatty acids are attached to the first and second carbons ...

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 ...

Lipid bilayers in mammalian membranes can have a more asymmetric composition than previously thought, new research shows.

Lipid bilayers in mammalian membranes can have a more asymmetric composition than previously thought, new research shows.

In contrast to organelles with a lipid bilayer membrane, membraneless structures are formed through a process known as liquid-liquid phase separation. When it comes to how and why cells create and use ...