electroporation
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a technique in which an electrical field is applied to a cell in order to make the cell membrane more permeable.
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an instance of the application of this technique.
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When scientists attempt to transfer genetic material into an organism, they often use an electric field, a technique called "electroporation," that makes cell walls more permeable.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2023
"This indicates that the discharge from the electric eel promoted gene transfer to the cells, even though eels have different shapes of pulse and unstable voltage compared to machines usually used in electroporation," said Iida.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2023
In theory, applying electroporation alongside genetic-material vaccines could improve both effectiveness and accessibility.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 16, 2021
Although it may sound fantastical, the technology, called electroporation, dates to the 1980s, when a similar approach was first used to make transgenic plants, according to Dr. Leitner.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2020
High-performance and site-directed in utero electroporation by a triple-electrode probe.
From Nature ● Oct. 31, 2017
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