membrane
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According to the study, the buildup of toxic proteins destabilizes the outer membrane of the nucleus, causing it to shrink and eventually disintegrate.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
He described believing the hot spots were cleared and the threat past, only to see the snow melting a few meters away, meaning the membrane there was burning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
That makes it one of the most durable platinum-free cathodes developed so far for anion-exchange membrane water electrolyzers.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
In the Americas, doctors can help infected people by putting them on a life-support machine known as ECMO, for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, which breathes for the patient by oxygenating the blood.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 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
Those tiny spaces exist throughout nature and technology, including nanoscale pores, membranes, and biological channels.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
Membrane-based filtration is generally considered a cleaner alternative, but conventional polymer membranes often contain pores of uneven size.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
As levels fall, mitochondrial membranes become increasingly fragmented and dysfunctional.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
Phosphatidylcholine helps membranes remain flexible and able to reorganize when needed.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
In recent years there have been expansion and strengthening in new fields; biologic membranes, immunology, genetics, and cell regulatory mechanisms are currently booming.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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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