Assertion: membrane | /r/CapableOf | evolve to maintain cellular equilibrium
Facets:
value: from barrier
type: LOCATION
value: from a mere container
type: OTHER
value: far
type: TEMPORAL
value: through efficient and tireless transport mechanisms
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Far from a mere container or barrier, however, the membrane has evolved to maintain cellular equilibrium, or internal balance, through efficient and tireless transport mechanisms that make the membrane a sort of microscopic customs official, allowing and denying the entry and exit of ions and molecules in accordance with the cell's real-time needs.