Phase Separated Water Solutions (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Phase Separated Water Solutions

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In a vile, three watery solutions phase separate into three layers. In membraneless organelles, chemical reactions occur at the interfaces of such layers, processing a reactant step-by-step and moving the reaction product from one layer to the next.

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Georgia Tech / Rob Felt

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