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transfection

American  
[trans-fek-shuhn] / trænsˈfɛk ʃən /

noun

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


transfection British  
/ trænsˈfɛkʃən /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of transfection

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

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

Three days after transfection, ~5,000 cells were plated onto a Matrigel-coated culture dish and cultured for clonal propagation and individual clone selection.

From Nature • Aug. 1, 2017

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