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Each corneocyte is enveloped by specialized intercellular lipids (ceramides, cholesterol, and free fatty acids [FFA], present in an approximately equimolar ratio) -- this combination of "bricks ...

During combination, the molecules reacted, forming a lipid—one with two tails. They noted that some of them also self-formed into spheres with membranes, which the team dubbed protocells.

Intercellular flow, they found, could fuel tumor invasion into surrounding regions. In their new study, the team looked to see what role this intercellular flow might play in other, noncancerous ...