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Genome is part of Cell. Activate to inspect this relation.Organelle is part of Cell. Activate to inspect this relation.Plasma membrane is part of Cell. Activate to inspect this relation.Plasma membrane enables Diffusion. Activate to inspect this relation.Cell wall is part of Cell. Activate to inspect this relation.Chloroplast is part of Cell. Activate to inspect this relation.Prokaryotes is a Cell. Activate to inspect this relation.Eukaryote is a Cell. Activate to inspect this relation.Cell theory explains Cell. Activate to inspect this relation.Lipid is part of Plasma membrane. Activate to inspect this relation.Active transport is part of Plasma membrane. Activate to inspect this relation.Cell division applies to Cell. Activate to inspect this relation.Prokaryote is a Cell. Activate to inspect this relation.Prokaryote is commonly confused with Eukaryote. Activate to inspect this relation.Plasma membraneCellLipidDiffusionActive transportProkaryoteGenomeOrganelleProkaryotesEukaryoteCell theoryCell divisionCell wallChloroplast
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Plasma membrane

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At a glance

The cell membrane is a semipermeable biological membrane that separates and protects the interior of a cell from the outside environment.

Disciplines
Biology · Cell Biology
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Physics, Sociology, Statistical Physics
Relationships
4 · 2 relation families
Mental models
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Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 12 disciplines: Biochemistry, Biology, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Physics, Sociology, Statistical Physics.
  • Plasma membrane is a bridge concept — viewed here through Biology, Cell Biology.
  • The connections here span 4 relation families.
  • Hierarchy explains 2 concepts in this view (Biology, Cell Biology).

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ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

By thinking pattern

Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

Concept collections

Concept collections are curated lenses onto the fabric — themed sets of ideas that recur across disciplines. They are not journeys; they are a way to read the graph.

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What this is

Start from one concept and expand outward. The view never shows everything at once — click a node to refocus, filter by relationship type, or switch to an accessible list.

One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

How to read it

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