Defying one of biology’s more persistent dogmas, a potassium channel combines functions once thought to be invariably asunder. This channel, which is found in common bacteria, incorporates a subunit ...

Researchers at New York University and the University of Chicago have developed artificial, fully synthetic cell-like structures that autonomously ingest, process, and push out material, recreating an ...

SODIUM and potassium concentrations in human red cells are controlled by the sodium pump, and if passive leaks exceed rates of active transport cells undergo colloid osmotic haemolysis. Because the ...

A balanced potassium household is critical for the survival of both people and bacteria. As bacteria are exposed to much greater fluctuations in environmental conditions, the controlled intake of ...

BMC Clin Pharmacol. 2012;12(4):1-10. This study has demonstrated that the absorption mechanism is not saturable up to 1500 mg. Our results are consistent with a combination of passive and active ...

In a new study, University of California, Irvine chemical and biomolecular engineering researchers report the creation of ...