Myelin exploits phase transitions to drive it's assembly
The ability to construct complex myelin sheaths around axons is one of the greatest vertebrate inventions since the hinged jaw.
The ability to construct complex myelin sheaths around axons is one of the greatest vertebrate inventions since the hinged jaw.
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