Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Genetic Engineering Technologies (rDNA technology): Microinjection

In this process, DNA is directly injected into cells. Some of these cells will survive and integrate the injected DNA. This method is labour intensive and inefficient compared to other methods.

Adapted from: Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods Approaches to Assessing Unintended Health Effects, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies, 2004, The National Academy Press

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