Membranes 02 (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Membranes 02

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Images of membranes (circles) taken using transmission electron cryomicroscopy. Top: membranes in a solution of magnesium chloride, a salt that disrupts membranes, and no amino acids. Bottom: membranes in a solution of magnesium chloride and serine, an amino acid, which triggers membranes to form multiple layers of concentric membranes. Scale bars: 100 nanometers.

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Alex Mileant/Caitlin Cornell/University of Washington

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