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Basic Methods in Cellular and Molecular Biology
How DNA and RNA Enter Mammalian Cells
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Transfection is the process of putting genetic material into mammalian cells. The material can be DNA or double stranded RNA. DNA lets the cell make proteins using its own machinery, while RNA is used to reduce the production of a specific protein by blocking translation.
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Transfection is the process of inserting genetic material, such as DNA and double stranded RNA, into mammalian cells. The insertion of DNA enables the expression, or production, of proteins using the cells own machinery. Whereas insertion of double-stranded RNA is used to shut down the production of a specific protein by st...
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