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It is "especially important for our brain and mood," she says, because it helps nerves send messages properly and supports the building blocks of brain cell membranes.

“When you slice open an apple, the seeds and fibrous membrane that make up the core are arranged in a pentagram — a five-pointed star,” wrote Vice back in 2016.

The fluid consistency of milk may allow the virus to make greater contact with mucous membranes in the throat, while cheese likely provides less exposure time for infection to begin.

"The idea is that lipids, which form the surface membrane of the cell, are like building blocks," says Chaix.

Inside the cell, RAS sits on the membrane and acts as the starting signal in a chain of growth processes.