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Biology

Transport Proteins

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Some transport proteins, like aquaporins, can move up to 3 billion water molecules per second across a cell membrane.

Why this is interesting

Your cells need a constant supply of glucose and must expel waste, but the cell membrane is a fatty barrier—so how do vital molecules get in and out without destroying the gate?