membrane
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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
The human study primarily investigated membrane recycling at synapses.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
To explain the pattern, the researchers built mathematical models of the membrane surrounding an axon.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
The voltage appeared consistently and repeatedly, providing strong evidence that the diamond membrane itself was producing a piezoelectric response.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Passing through the hanging geraniums, it picked up the rosy light which now, in a kind of membrane, enveloped the girl.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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
Instead, larvae can enter wounds or mucous membranes, where they must be removed quickly to limit further damage to the surrounding tissue.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
In the future, piezoelectric diamond membranes could potentially be used in implantable medical devices as self-generating power sources or as sensors that detect bending and deformation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
In the morning, Popo would use her sharp fingernails like tweezers and peel off the dead membranes.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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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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