Physicists develop a new experimental model for 'lipid rafts' in human cells

(Saarland University) Lipid Raft describes sections of a cell membrane that are responsible for signaling and molecular exchange. Previous experiments that should recreate this can only simulate cells that do not come very close to human cells. A team of physicists with the participation of Saar-Uni has now succeeded in designing an experiment that reproduces the conditions of human cells much better. Their findings were published in the journal 'Physical Review Letters'.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news