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membrane

[mem-breyn] / ˈmɛm breɪn /
NOUN
covering layer
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With the nanodisc platform, the team captured detailed structural views of how these antibodies interact with viral proteins in their natural membrane environment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

However, these simplified versions often leave out important sections that normally sit within the virus's outer membrane.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

"In our situation, we assume that the shift in membrane composition is triggered by hyperactivity of the affected neurons due to Alzheimer's disease. That is, these neurons exhibit abnormal firing."

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

The treatment was given as a single injection through a membrane at the base of the cochlea known as the round window.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

When the earth came alive it began constructing its own membrane, for the general purpose of editing the sun.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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