On 30/07/12 15:56, Andreas Sturm wrote:
>> theoretically you could also do somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)
>>from a modified cell to an embryo
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> Of course, but this seems even more complicated ;)
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> 2012/7/30 Nathan McCorkle <
nmz787@gmail.com>
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>> yes you want to hit the germline to get expression in the whole
>> organism (or at least to get the new DNA in the whole organism, you
>> may add DNA that only expresses in one body area)
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>> theoretically you could also do somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)
>> from a modified cell to an embryo
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>> On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 8:25 AM, Mega <
masterstorm123@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hey,
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>>> I read that it would be quite easy to add genes to insect cells using the
>>> piggyBac transposon. Frequently used for recombinant protein expression
>> in
>>> insect cell lines.
>>> So I was wondering how you could get an insect out of those cells. Do you
>>> have to transfect insect sperm? Insects are not plants, so you probably
>>> can't use any cell for reproducing an entire organism?
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