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Journeys across the membrane

From high-throughput electroporation platforms capable of transfecting thousands of different cells in a day, to nanowires that puncture and deliver DNA to just a single cell, new technology is emerging to help researchers with their changing gene delivery needs.

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Blow, N. Journeys across the membrane. Nat Methods 6, 305–309 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth0409-305

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