membrane
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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
It is a very small protein embedded in cell membranes and has been associated with processes involving membrane organization and cellular transport.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Watanabe and Griswold joined forces with theoretical biophysicist Padmini Rangamani, Ph.D., a professor of pharmacology at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, to investigate how the surrounding membrane might shape the axon.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
In the model, increasing membrane tension also reduced their size.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 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
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
Meningitis is an infection and swelling of the fluid and membranes around the brain and spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
They implanted the keratin membranes into rats with skull defects that were large enough that they would not normally heal on their own.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
He induced labor by stripping Mary Jane’s membranes at his office and, several hours later, Ed hustled her to the hospital.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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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