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Advances in alternative DNA delivery techniques

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This review describes recent advances in alternative DNA-delivery techniques with particular emphasis on silicon carbide fibers, intact tissue electroporation, electrophoresis and microinjection. The advantages/disadvantages of each method along with a historical overview and theory of practice are discussed.

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  3. Florist and Nursery Plant Research, U.S. National Arboretum, USDA/ARS, Barc-W, 20705, Beltsville, MD, USA

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Songstad, D.D., Somers, D.A. & Griesbach, R.J. Advances in alternative DNA delivery techniques. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 40, 1–15 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00041112

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