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What are the similarities between transfection and transduction?
Posted July 10, 2023
Chemical ReagentsDNA and RNA QuantitationNucleic AcidsTransfectionTransfection Reagents
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Transfection and transduction are two widely-used techniques in medicine and gene therapy. Both techniques involve introducing foreign genetic material into cells in order to study functions of genes and gene products such as proteins. Both techniques can be used to correct genetic disorders.

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