The Cellular Secret to Resisting the Pressure of the Deep Sea

05/02/2025 20 min
The Cellular Secret to Resisting the Pressure of the Deep Sea

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Cell membranes from comb jellies reveal a new kind of adaptation to the deep sea: curvy lipids that conform to an ideal shape under pressure. The post The Cellular Secret to Resisting the Pressure of the Deep Sea first appeared on Quanta Magazine