quick question

[martin LEACH]

Bernard Murray (bernard at elsie.nci.nih.gov) wrote:

: Transfection: Transient transfer of DNA to host
: (plasmid into mammalian cells that is expressed but not selected)

: Bernard Murray, Ph.D.
: bernard at elsie.nci.nih.gov (National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda MD, USA)

I disagree with your definition...since there is STABLE and TRANSIENT
transfections.

Stable transfection = when incorporated into the genome
Transient = not incorporated

just my thrupenny bit

M


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