by Markus Deserno | Sep 3, 2020 | Great Papers
The basic structural component of cellular membranes are lipid molecules, of which a typical cell contains about a thousand different types. This is an amazingly large number, considering that a single species of lipid suffices to make a perfectly nice membrane. Over...
by Markus Deserno | Sep 1, 2020 | Science Vignettes
Warning: this post is a bit wonkish. Math ahead! Controlling the Covid-19 pandemic requires testing and contact tracing, but the usefulness of tests declines if getting results takes too long: a week is no longer unusual, and there have been reports of three week...
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