Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are the first to identify two proteins responsible for mechanosensitive ion channel activities in plant roots. Scientists have long known that plant ...

In the human body the salt content of cells and their surrounding is regulated by sophisticated transport systems. Special channels in the cell membrane selectively permit salt ions to flow in and out ...

Researchers have developed a method for identifying small molecules that bind metal ions. Metal ions are essential in biology. But identifying which molecules—and especially which small ...

A group of researchers at Chalmers University of Technology has discovered a completely new way of using lasers to accelerate ion beams. In time, the new technique could possibly give more people ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Among neurotransmitter-gated ion channels, the superfamily of pentameric ligand-gated ion channels (pLGICs) is unique in that its members ...

Improving the capacitance of supercapacitors requires gaining control over ion behavior inside carbon nanopores. This study ...

CHICAGO -- Measurement of metal ion levels in whole blood in patients with metal-on-metal (MoM) hip implants is useful -- but imperfect -- for identifying those whose new hips are functioning poorly ...