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Membrane transport models (2025)

Using all that we know about molecules and about the structure of the cell membranes. The challenge is to illustrate the transport of four very different molecules through the membrane using play-doh, spaghetti, food and sweets. Protein pumps, protein channels, and the phospholipid bilayer are central to the story. What effect does the lipid bi-layer have on the movement of molecules into a cell? How does the cell...

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