Recently, Zika virus has been in the news. Treatment of it is of particular concern. Why?
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In biology, osmosis is defined as the net movement of water molecules through a semipermeable membrane (e.g. cell membrane) from an area of higher to an area of lower water potential. Other definitions of osmosis are as follows:
The process of a solvent diffusing through a semipermeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration
The tendency of water to flow from a hypotonic solution (low concentration of dissolved substances) to hypertonic solution (higher concentration of dissolved substances) across a semipermeable membrane
In chemistry, osmosis is defined similarly. It is the passage of a pure solvent from a solution of lesser to one of greater concentration of solutes when the two solutions are separated by a membrane that selectively prevents the passage of solute molecules while allows the solvent molecules to pass through.
For more information see https://www.biologyonline.com/dictionary/osmosis
