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membrane

[mem-breyn] / ˈmɛm breɪn /
NOUN
covering layer
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In addition, internal membrane structures help maintain the separation of nucleoids.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

In real viruses, surface proteins are embedded within a lipid membrane and arranged in specific shapes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

"It showed us new interactions at the membrane interface and suggested why those matter for antibody function."

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

However, maintaining the right balance requires additional proteins embedded in the lysosomal membrane.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

But it is illusion to think that there is anything fragile about the life of the earth; surely this is the toughest membrane imaginable in the universe, opaque to probability, impermeable to death.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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