Similar to a small cut that heals itself after a short time, individual cells in our body suffer "wounds" in their protective layer, the cell membrane, every day and have to repair them again.

These include some obvious mechanical activities such as endocytosis, cell motility and membrane resealing, but also others, such as replication and transcription. Taking the motor proteins as an ...

Cell membrane - a flexible outer layer that surrounds the cell and controls which substances can pass into and out from it. Tilly: My name's Tilly, I'm a butcher. I cut and sell meat over the ...