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- noun organic chemistry, especially in combination  
ethylene oxide ,oxirane  
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Poloxamine Made of multiple oxyethylene and oxypropylene segments, poloxamine is used in gene therapy as an alternative to artificial viruses for carrying DNA into cells.
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Made of multiple oxyethylene and oxypropylene segments, poloxamine is used in gene therapy as an alternative to artificial viruses for carrying DNA into cells.
Wired Top Stories 2009
 
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