: an extrachromosomal ring of DNA especially of bacteria that replicates autonomously
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In July 2021, Thermo Fisher expanded its presence in San Diego County with a 67,000-square-foot plasmid manufacturing facility near its existing Carlsbad campus.
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Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
Enzymes are used to cut the plasmids into linear pieces of DNA that encode the spike protein, and a different enzyme converts that DNA into mRNA.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 4 Jan. 2024
The plasmids are amplified into billions of copies inside of bacteria, and chemicals are then added to release them from the bacteria.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 4 Jan. 2024
This is a type of cloning where scientists create copies of genes within DNA segments to combine with plasmid DNA, or self-replicating genetic material, and then place this new plasmid into a host organism, such as a bacterium, yeast, or mammal cell.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
If a plasmid instructs E. coli to build the whole protein at once, the bacterium will avoid the production burden by removing or truncating the plasmid.
—Connie Chang, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2021
Patel and Corn may be delighted by the falling costs, but Zayner thinks that paying $65 for a Crispr-Cas9 plasmid from Addgene is too much.
—Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2016
Targeted enrichment of ancient pathogens yielding the pPCP1 plasmid of Yersinia pestis from victims of the Black Death.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2011
Passing off the plasmid only took a few minutes, the researchers report Thursday in the journal Science.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2019
Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
Enzymes are used to cut the plasmids into linear pieces of DNA that encode the spike protein, and a different enzyme converts that DNA into mRNA.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 4 Jan. 2024
The plasmids are amplified into billions of copies inside of bacteria, and chemicals are then added to release them from the bacteria.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 4 Jan. 2024
This is a type of cloning where scientists create copies of genes within DNA segments to combine with plasmid DNA, or self-replicating genetic material, and then place this new plasmid into a host organism, such as a bacterium, yeast, or mammal cell.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
If a plasmid instructs E. coli to build the whole protein at once, the bacterium will avoid the production burden by removing or truncating the plasmid.
—Connie Chang, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2021
Patel and Corn may be delighted by the falling costs, but Zayner thinks that paying $65 for a Crispr-Cas9 plasmid from Addgene is too much.
—Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2016
Targeted enrichment of ancient pathogens yielding the pPCP1 plasmid of Yersinia pestis from victims of the Black Death.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2011
Passing off the plasmid only took a few minutes, the researchers report Thursday in the journal Science.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2019
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