membrane
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Channelrhodopsin is built into the outer membrane of the algal cell.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Its genetic instructions included a secretion signal that directs the enzyme outside the cell, along with a lipid anchor that holds it firmly to the cell membrane.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
These vessels can form within and around the synovium, a thin membrane lining the inside of the joint.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
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
Others skittered off Drogon’s scales, lodged between them, or tore through the membrane of his wings.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
DHA is a major component of brain cell membranes, helping maintain the structure and function of neurons.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
These structures do not have membranes, but they can concentrate RNA molecules in one place.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 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
The tricky, unsolved thing is how to get the polymers to arrange in membranes and invent replication.
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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