Biological membranes are a crucial aspect of living systems, controlling the organization
and distribution of different chemical components. Control of membrane permeability is …

Charles Darwin's original intuition that life began in a “warm little pond” has for the last three
decades been eclipsed by a focus on marine hydrothermal vents as a venue for …

Diatoms and sponges use proteins, long chain polyamines, and other biomolecules to
assemble silica structures of controlled morphology. Investigated here are biosilicification …