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Anything that has a cell (bacteria, listen up!) has phospholipids that keep the cell contained and give it form and shape. Phospholipids protect us...

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Anything that has a cell (bacteria, listen up!) has phospholipids that keep the cell contained and give it form and shape. Phospholipids protect us from disease and illness, so treat 'em well.

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Phospholipid, a la Shmoop. A phospholipid is a macro molecule with a

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phosphate head... ...and two fatty lipid tails.

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Don't tease them about it though. They're a little sensitive about their weight.

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The head likes water...

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...but the legs don't.

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After all, they aren't exactly swimsuit models. When a bunch of phospholipids get together...

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...they form a phospholipid bilayer... ...which makes up the membranes of every cell

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on Earth.

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Now that's insane in the membrane.

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