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  1. DNA: A Nanoscale Archimedes’ Screw biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2

    " Finally, we show that the torque-driven duplex can move ions against a concentration gradient, realizing the Archimedes screw principle at the nanoscale."

    #genetics #molecular #membrane

  2. "…it is useful for a biologist to think about chemical processes, and for a chemist to think about interactions at the level of physics, and for a physicist to do math. The #membrane & the #handle are essential, but sometimes you have to decap the sealed package and inspect and manipulate its internals directly.

    #Problemsolving, #improvement and #maintenance all require the ability to move up and down the stack of abstractions to figure out where to stick your probes and stage your interventions."
    @pluralistic

    pluralistic.net/2026/07/03/rod

  3. FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers are applying fuel cell #technology to new applications like sustainable #energy and #water treatment. The researchers examined a type of #membrane called a #perfluorosulfonic acid polymer membrane, or PFSA polymer membrane. These membranes act as filters, allowing protons to move through, but blocking electrons and gases.
    #MaterialScience #Engineering #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2025/12/ms12162501.

  4. How did primitive membranes form at the #OriginOfLife and how did they evolve into the cellular envelopes of modern cells?

    Exciting talk by Claudia Bonfio about the non-enzymatic formation of phospholipids under conditions that are plausible for early Earth. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articl (1/2)

    #Chemistry #OriginOfLife #lipid #membrane #evolution #LipidTime #NucleicAcids

  5. How does #Influenza A #virus (IAV) trick the cell into transporting its genome from the nucleus to the plasma membrane as a vRNP? Thi study shows that IAV reshapes PI metabolism & localization via ATG16L1 to control host #membrane dynamics & promote vRNP trafficking @PLOSBiology plos.io/3UgPA0u

  6. #ER - #membrane contact sites are often distorted by existing labeling methods. @steveroyle &co present an inducible labeling system (LaBeRling) using #LaminB receptor to fluorescently tag ER-membrane contact sites in live cells, preserving morphology @PLOSBiology plos.io/4lv6gxu

  7. Early in the #evolution of life a biochemical network was encapsulated within a membrane compartment. This study shows that specific #membrane forms can select for stereochemical compounds that match the pattern of #stereochemistry used by all known living things @PLOSBiology plos.io/4jdyLh1