cell membrane. The thin membrane that forms the outer surface of the protoplasm of a cell and regulates the passage of materials in and out of the cell. It is made up of proteins and lipids and often contains molecular receptors. The membranes of organelles within the cell are made of the same basic material as the cell membrane. In plant cells, the cell membrane is surrounded by a rigid cell wall. Also called plasma membrane. Compare cell wall. See more at cell.
DNA tests have confirmed that a homeless man found dead beneath an overpass in San Diego was Elvis Presley. This claim is a hoax. âEarlier this month, an 80-year-old, homeless, white-bearded man was found deceased under an overpass in San Diego, California.
How Did Elvis Presley Die? They say Elvis is still alive, probably kicking it with Tupac and Richie Edwards, but they are wrong. Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977, the year punk broke. He was found in the bathroom of his home in Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee and his his cause of death was ruled as a heart attack. But how and why did a man of just 42 die of an illness more commonly associated with much older people?