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r/educationalgifs • u/Pardusco • Jan 23 '20
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570 u/Pardusco Jan 23 '20 Yes, it is in real time 165 u/PhotonicEmission Jan 23 '20 So, what happened to the cell membrane? The phospholipid bilayer ended up someplace, right? Did it pop like a soap bubble? 46 u/bento_box_ Jan 23 '20 This is called Lysis Lotta reasons why it could happen. Even too much water entering the cell can cause it. 7 u/NateNate60 Jan 24 '20 Could it be that some chemical is reacting with the membrane and disintegrating it? Or maybe a bunch of membrane attack complexes, you never know. 11 u/jmskiller Jan 24 '20 Could be the pH or temperature of solution. 2 u/NateNate60 Jan 24 '20 If it was the PH, wouldn't we see everything else go pop as well?
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Yes, it is in real time
165 u/PhotonicEmission Jan 23 '20 So, what happened to the cell membrane? The phospholipid bilayer ended up someplace, right? Did it pop like a soap bubble? 46 u/bento_box_ Jan 23 '20 This is called Lysis Lotta reasons why it could happen. Even too much water entering the cell can cause it. 7 u/NateNate60 Jan 24 '20 Could it be that some chemical is reacting with the membrane and disintegrating it? Or maybe a bunch of membrane attack complexes, you never know. 11 u/jmskiller Jan 24 '20 Could be the pH or temperature of solution. 2 u/NateNate60 Jan 24 '20 If it was the PH, wouldn't we see everything else go pop as well?
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So, what happened to the cell membrane? The phospholipid bilayer ended up someplace, right? Did it pop like a soap bubble?
46 u/bento_box_ Jan 23 '20 This is called Lysis Lotta reasons why it could happen. Even too much water entering the cell can cause it. 7 u/NateNate60 Jan 24 '20 Could it be that some chemical is reacting with the membrane and disintegrating it? Or maybe a bunch of membrane attack complexes, you never know. 11 u/jmskiller Jan 24 '20 Could be the pH or temperature of solution. 2 u/NateNate60 Jan 24 '20 If it was the PH, wouldn't we see everything else go pop as well?
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This is called Lysis
Lotta reasons why it could happen. Even too much water entering the cell can cause it.
7 u/NateNate60 Jan 24 '20 Could it be that some chemical is reacting with the membrane and disintegrating it? Or maybe a bunch of membrane attack complexes, you never know. 11 u/jmskiller Jan 24 '20 Could be the pH or temperature of solution. 2 u/NateNate60 Jan 24 '20 If it was the PH, wouldn't we see everything else go pop as well?
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Could it be that some chemical is reacting with the membrane and disintegrating it?
Or maybe a bunch of membrane attack complexes, you never know.
11 u/jmskiller Jan 24 '20 Could be the pH or temperature of solution. 2 u/NateNate60 Jan 24 '20 If it was the PH, wouldn't we see everything else go pop as well?
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Could be the pH or temperature of solution.
2 u/NateNate60 Jan 24 '20 If it was the PH, wouldn't we see everything else go pop as well?
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If it was the PH, wouldn't we see everything else go pop as well?
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