Monthly Archives: March 2016
Broadening the Bilayer: Understanding New Theories in Organization in Cellular Membranes
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Lipid molecules have split personalities—one part loves water, whereas the other avoids it at all costs. Lipids make up cell membranes, the frontline defense in preventing cellular access to bacterial and viral invaders. Many researchers believe that the membrane is not just a scaffold where proteins reside, but instead actually plays an important role in
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