membrane
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The MAL gene produces a small membrane protein called Mal.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
When the researchers deliberately flexed the membrane, they observed stable voltage signals.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Their analysis points to asymmetry at the grain boundaries inside the polycrystalline diamond membrane.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
This creates a difference in electrical potential between the upper and lower surfaces of the membrane, producing the observed voltage.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
His cilia are not cilia at all, but individual spirochetes, and at the base of attachment of each spirochete is an oval organelle, embedded in the myxotricha membrane, which is a bacterium.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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
Meningitis is an infection and swelling of the fluid and membranes around the brain and spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The keratin membranes also remained stable during the healing process and integrated smoothly with the surrounding tissue.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Furthermore, fats are very widely distributed in the organs and tissues of the whole body, even being constituents of cell membranes.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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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