1. to introduce foreign genetic material into a cell, typically using chemical or physical methods
Usage: molecular biology; technical

Examples

• The researchers transfected the cells with a plasmid containing the target gene.
• Scientists can transfect mammalian cells using lipofection techniques.
• The laboratory protocol describes how to transfect HeLa cells with DNA.
• They successfully transfected the neurons with fluorescent protein markers.
• The efficiency of transfection depends on the cell type and method used.
• Researchers transfected the cancer cells to study gene expression patterns.