Thursday, 8 August 2013

Scientists Ditch Guns For Lasers to Insert DNA Into Cells




Scientists Ditch Guns For Lasers to Insert DNA Into Cells
Aug 8th 2013, 16:30, by Robert Sorokanich
18wb297r6k5ppjpgStep one in any project involving genetic modification is to get the genes you want into the cells you want changed. Traditionally, this meant shooting microscopic DNA-coated bullets at the cells and hoping the DNA got inside without blowing the cells to smithereens. It sounds messy, and it is. Now, researchers in South Korea have [...]
    


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