Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Injection of minute amounts of a substance into a microscopic structure, such as a single cell.
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- noun
injection (especially of biological material) using amicropipette
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Examples
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Now one could investigate Ca2+ signals in populations of small mammalian cells, whereas previous techniques required single cells large and robust enough to withstand microinjection.
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Ruddle, F.H. Genetic transformation of mouse embryos by microinjection of purified DNA.
The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Advanced Information 2007
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During this time, Fire initiated research directed toward improvement of microinjection technology and development of assays for expression of foreign DNA in
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[29] Capecchi MR. High efficiency transformation by direct microinjection of DNA into cultured mammalian cells.
The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Advanced Information 2007
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The eggs were then fertilized through microinjection of sperm.
BRAVE NEW MONKEY 2008
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We have evaluated that possibility by monitoring chromosome movement in vertebrate-cultured cells using time-lapse differential interference contrast microscopy after microinjection with antibodies specific for the chromokinesin Kid.
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In 1986 Wood's team was responsible for the world's first IVF baby using sperm retrieval surgery, and in 1992 the world's first microinjection intrafallopian transfer IVF baby.
The Guardian World News Caroline Richmond 2011
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Early in the 1980s, they participated in the pioneer work to generate transgenic rabbit via DNA microinjection (China), and rabbit cloning using embryonic blastomere cells (China).
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· Support and contribute to Kymab's microinjection capability and associated husbandry.
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· Integrate microinjection workflow into company-wide project management.
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