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Who discovered fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane?

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The fluid mosaic model was discovered by S.J. Singer and Garth L. Nicolson in 1972 to explain the structure of the plasma membrane. According to this model, cell membrane is made up of phospholipid bilayer with protein molecules floating within it.
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