Cell membranes behave like cornstarch and water

Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 09:20 in Physics & Chemistry

Mix two parts cornstarch and one part water. Swirl your fingers in it slowly and the mixture is a smoothly flowing liquid. Punch it quickly with your fist and you meet a rubbery solid - so solid you can jump up and down on a vat of it...

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