Liposome (Noun)
Meaning
An artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- Liposomes are being used to deliver nucleic acids into cells in various gene therapy techniques.
- The use of liposomes as a transducing vector allows researchers to study the expression of specific genes in a controlled environment.
- Researchers are experimenting with different types of liposomes to find the most effective way to deliver DNA into cells.
- The development of liposomes has greatly advanced the field of molecular biology by providing a safe and efficient method of gene transfer.
- In some gene therapy protocols, liposomes are used to deliver a healthy copy of a gene to cells that have a defective or missing gene.