transfection

American

[trans-fek-shuhn] / trænsˈfɛk ʃən /

noun

Biotechnology.

the insertion into a cell of a bacterial plasmid that contains a foreign virus or genetic material.

transfection British

/ trænsˈfɛkʃən /

noun

the transfer into another cell of genetic material isolated from a cell or virus

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Etymology

Origin of transfection

First recorded in 1964; trans- + (in)fection

Example Sentences

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This led her to create a platform capable of measuring mRNA transport from the blood compartment to the brain, as well as transfection of various brain cell types including endothelial cells and neurons.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024

Han then explored high-throughput transwell systems with both compartments but found they didn't account for mRNA transfection of the cells, revealing a gap in the development process.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024

Indeed MG-LNP transfection did not cause the cells any harm.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2023

The cells were collected 2 days after transfection for protein lysate or RNA preparation.

From Nature • Oct. 10, 2017

Data were normalized for transfection efficiency using the ratio between firefly Luciferase activity and Luciferase.

From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014

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