1. introduces foreign genetic material into cells, typically using chemical or physical methods
Usage: biology; molecular biology

Examples

• The researcher transfects the cells with plasmid DNA using a lipofection method.
• Scientists transfect mammalian cells to study gene expression.
• The laboratory technician transfects bacterial cells with the recombinant vector.
• She transfects the culture with viral DNA to observe protein production.
• The protocol transfects cells efficiently using electroporation.
• Researchers transfect stem cells to introduce therapeutic genes.