My hypothesis would be that, in order to keep that membrane taut, the internal salinity would have to be fairly close to the exterior salinity, otherwise it would shrink due to hypertonicity. That cytoplasm will probably just taste like slimy seawater
Kalothar@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Asking the real questions,
Is that just a thick ass phospholipid bi-layer?
What’s going on here and can I eat that thing?
What does cytoplasm taste like?
wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
My hypothesis would be that, in order to keep that membrane taut, the internal salinity would have to be fairly close to the exterior salinity, otherwise it would shrink due to hypertonicity. That cytoplasm will probably just taste like slimy seawater
Kalothar@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Ahh so like sea cum?
BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
They are actually called “Sea Men”