membrane

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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 applied to the stalactite-shaped nanopores embedded in a silicon-nitride membrane, the outward-facing hydrophilic heads attract an extremely thin layer of water.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

When these two types of water meet, ions from the saltwater move through a specialized ion-selective membrane toward the lower-salinity water.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

These include a protein modification process known as UFMylation and enzymes that help build membrane anchors within cells.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

The cell was a beaker of chemicals, biochemists argued, a pouch of compounds bound by a membrane that were reacting to produce a phenomenon called “life.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee