Plasmids 101: Transformation, Transduction, Bacterial Conjugation, and Transfection
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Bacterial ...can be used to create both transient cell lines, where a gene of interest is expressed but not integrated...bacterial or eukaryotic cells via a virus or viral vector.
One example are bacteriophages that attach to ...scientists commonly use phagemids, a DNA cloning vector that contains both bacteriophage and plasmid properties...application of an electrical charge to cells, to increase cell membrane permeability and thus transformation...DNA can be accidentally packaged into the newly created phages. Transfer of this DNA to another cell is...Electroporation on the other hand uses electrical pulses to create transient pores in the cell membrane that genetic...