membrane
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The study, published in Nature Cell Biology, is titled "Leucine inhibits degradation of outer mitochondrial membrane proteins to adapt mitochondrial respiration."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
The MAL gene produces a small membrane protein called Mal.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
In the model, increasing membrane tension also reduced their size.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
"They help maintain cell membrane integrity, store energy, and support essential signaling processes in the body."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
But Professor Kylmer had already started working on a variation of the plastic—a thin, slightly porous membrane that you could filter water through.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
The oldest resurrected antimicrobial peptides were able to disrupt bacterial membranes, but the bacteria apparently repaired the damage and survived exposure to the peptides.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Think mushroom leather, spider-silk filaments, membranes of algae.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
In the 1980s, freezes ruptured oranges’ cell membranes and turned new growth black.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Plasmalogens are a type of lipid, or fat molecule, that forms an important part of cell membranes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Layers of gauze skirts, delicate as membranes, brush her feet, which are bare on the cold cement floor.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Vocabulary lists containing membrane
Life Science: Cell Biology
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Florida EOC Biology 1
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STAAR Biology: Cell Structure and Function
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