membrane

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Lysosomes are small compartments enclosed by membranes that serve as the cell's recycling centers.

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Meningitis is an infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord and can be serious if not treated urgently.

From BBC

Over time, the trapped microbes begin to break apart, suggesting that intelectin-2 disrupts their cell membranes and ultimately kills them.

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Meningitis is an infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord and can be serious if not treated promptly.

From BBC

The lubricating coating used in the study is based on lipid bilayers, structures commonly found in the membranes of living cells.

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