WHAT IS LIFE? A GUIDE TO BIO 3E+LAUNCHPA
WHAT IS LIFE? A GUIDE TO BIO 3E+LAUNCHPA
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ISBN: 9781319103316
Author: PHELAN
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
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The plasma membrane is the layer that holds together the contents of every cell. It is made of two layers of lipid molecules arranged such that the polar heads face outwards and non-polar tails face inwards in the bi-layer.

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