membrane
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"The vesicles taking pieces of membrane as they form may help control the peroxisome's growth," Tharp said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
An enveloped virus has a fragile fatty membrane around it that can be more easily disrupted by nanopillars, while a non-enveloped virus lacks this outer layer, making it harder to kill.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
While this simplifies experiments, it can hide important details, especially for antibodies that target regions near the base of the protein close to the membrane.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
In real viruses, surface proteins are embedded within a lipid membrane and arranged in specific shapes.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
And Billy and the Maori and others helping them with their particular hole came at last to a membrane of timbers laced over rocks which had wedged together to form an accidental dome.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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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