• Question: What would happen if some of the membranes in cells in our bodies stopped functioning/disappeared?

    Asked by u13thomasa to Aled, Ellie, Fiona, Kev, Willem on 11 Mar 2014.
    • Photo: Aled Roberts

      Aled Roberts answered on 11 Mar 2014:

      Hey u13thomasa!

      If our cells lost structural integrity then we would die! The ability for cells to differentiate their insides from their outsides is key to how they work! I treat bacterial cells with manuka honey and this causes them to lose their membrane! With out this there is nothing holding them together and everything floats away! It’s pretty awesome to look at down the microscope!

      Hope that helps 🙂

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