According to the experiments of A. Orru1, the permeability of the vitelline membrane to water was influenced by hydrogen and hydroxyl ions and by the presence of different electrolytes, and that ...

Our understanding of the relationship between molecular properties of antimicrobial peptides and macroscopic effects on bacterial membranes remains limited. In this Opinion, Castanho and ...

At some point during the evolution of life on Earth, inorganic matter became organic, nonliving matter became living. How ...