How asymmetry can make lipid bilayers stiffer

How asymmetry can make lipid bilayers stiffer

by Amirali Hossein Biological lipid membranes divide eukaryotic cells into compartments with specialized functionality and play a central role in controlling the flow of matter and information between them. Their main building blocks are hundreds of different types of...
Nobody comprehends Graham’s number

Nobody comprehends Graham’s number

A delightful pastime in mathematics is to think about really big numbers. And unlike many other mathematical mind games, this is one that has captured the imagination of a much wider community. It is fun to think about a million, a billion, or a trillion, and then...