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membrane

[mem-breyn] / ˈmɛm breɪn /
NOUN
covering layer
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In addition, internal membrane structures help maintain the separation of nucleoids.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

However, these simplified versions often leave out important sections that normally sit within the virus's outer membrane.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

"It showed us new interactions at the membrane interface and suggested why those matter for antibody function."

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

They found that phosphatidylserine, a fatty molecule normally located on the inside of a neuron's membrane, had shifted to the outer surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

The cell was a beaker of chemicals, biochemists argued, a pouch of compounds bound by a membrane that were reacting to produce a phenomenon called “life.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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