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microinjection

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[mahy-kroh-in-jek-shuhn] / ˌmaɪ kroʊ ɪnˈdʒɛk ʃən /

noun

Biology.
  1. injection performed under a microscope, especially of a solution or gene transplant into a cell or cell part.


Etymology

Origin of microinjection

First recorded in 1920–25; micro- + injection


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Typically, this type of research requires highly skilled technicians to perform the microinjection, which many laboratories do not have.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2024

University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have constructed a robot that uses machine learning to fully automate a complicated microinjection process used in genetic research.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2024

Data are mean ± s.d. f, Quantification of proportions of OCT4-null, mosaic or wild-type mouse blastocysts after microinjection of the sgRNA2b–Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex at concentrations indicated.

From Nature ● Sep. 19, 2017

We used published sgRNA and Cas9 mRNA zygote microinjection conditions17 to further assess sgRNA activity and optimize microinjection methodologies in mouse zygotes.

From Nature ● Sep. 19, 2017

Scale bars, 100 μm. e, Quantification of proportions of OCT4-null, mosaic or wild-type mouse blastocysts after microinjection of Cas9 mRNA plus sgRNA1-1, sgRNA1-2, sgRNA2b or sgRNA4, or uninjected controls.

From Nature ● Sep. 19, 2017

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