Lipid Rafts
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Critical Points and The Unsinkable Lipid Raft Hypothesis
By Chuck Sanders When I was 13, my brother Scott (12) and I joined our neighbors Matha (12) and Jay (10) on a trip to their family cottage on the bank of the Allegheny River in western Pennsylvania. I had fantasized about this trip for months; I… Read MoreSep. 17, 2024
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Biochemical technique for finding small molecules discovered by Vanderbilt and University of Virginia researchers
Lipid rafts, a component of the plasma membranes that surround all cells in the human body, are essential in regulating the membranes’ structure, among other functions. But they are hard to study because traditional biochemical methods tend to destroy them. Chuck Sanders, associate dean for research,… Read MoreMar. 28, 2022