Cell and Molecular Biology Research Methods, Protocols, Lab Techniques

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Apoptosis - just as all living beings are set to expire, cells in multicellular organisms that are also programmed to die. In the literature, this process of programmed cell death is referred to as apoptosis ... continued at http://www.transfection.ws/apoptosis   

Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that maintain capability to self-divide not only for renewal of its own type, but also to differentiate into certain subtypes (become specialized) under various conditions ... continued at http://www.transfection.ws/stem_cells_basics 

Molecular Biology is a field of Biology dealing with the study of molecules and molecular processes that form the underlying basis of life. The research focus of Molecular biology is proteins and nucleic acids - DNA and RNA. This science field includes and closely related to Biochemistry, Genetics, Gene Expression, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Pharmaceuticals, Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Also, in conjunction with computers and data analytics, has given rise to such fields as Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Molecular Genetics ... continuied at http://www.transfection.ws/molecular_biology

Small interfering RNA (siRNA) also referred to as silencing RNA or short interfering RNA is used in the gene silencing technique to suppress gene expression. Typically consisting of 20-25 nucleotide double stranded RNA (dsRNA), siRNA is extensively used in RNA interference (RNAi) particularly in mammalian cells ... continued at  www.transfection.ws/sirna

Transfection is the process of introducing a purified segment of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or ribonucleic acid (RNA) into a suitable eukaryotic cell. The term transfection is typically used when the process is performed in vitro uding cultured cells. The same procedure when done in plants, fungi, bacteria and algae is referred to as transformation (3). Transfection is one of the primary technologies used for studying genetics and devising gene therapy strategies ... continued at www.transfection.ws/transfection

Gene silencing, also termed RNA interference (RNAi), is the technique through which the expression of an otherwise "switched on" gene is suppressed. Though a gene may be silenced at transcriptional or post-transcriptional stages, RNAi is specifically post-transcriptional gene silencing mechanism achieved by introducing a double stranded RNA (dsRNA) ... continued at http://www.transfection.ws/gene_silencing

Cancer - appearance, disease description, and  DNA mechanism of action ... continued at http://www.transfection.ws/cancer_101

RNA Interference in animals - in vivo siRNA transfection to induce gene silencing ... continued at http://www.transfection.ws/rnai_in_animals

Transient and stable transfection - researchers use transfection technique to insert a segment of DNA or RNA into a host cell. After the insertion into cell, the external oligonucleotide may or may not become a part of the host cellular genome ... continued at http://www.transfection.ws/transient_and_stable_transfection