Neutrons provide the first nanoscale look at a living cell membrane

(DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory) A research team from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has performed the first-ever direct nanoscale examination of a living cell membrane. In doing so, it also resolved a long-standing debate by identifying tiny groupings of lipid molecules that are likely key to the cell's functioning.
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