Cellular nutrients come in many forms, including sugars and fats. In order to provide a cell with energy, these molecules have to pass across the cell membrane, which functions as a barrier ...

This process, called photosynthesis, is essential to the global carbon cycle ... cell, such as glucose. Then, via respiration processes, cells use oxygen and glucose to synthesize energy-rich ...

Yang Cao, an assistant professor in the computer science department at Virginia Tech's College of Engineering, has won a $550,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) ...