jan 1, 1895 - 1895 Charles Ernest Overton published a hypothesis stating that (1) that there are some similarities between cell membranes and lipids such as olive oil, and (2) that certain molecules (i.e., lipids) pass through the membrane by "dissolving" in the lipid interior of the membrane
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jan 1, 1895
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~ 130 years ago