As much as I was taken by the graphic image, I was too afraid to click this ad, seen on The Scientist Magazine site, so I looked up the scary word instead.
transfect |trans?fekt|
verb [ with obj. ] Microbiology
infect (a cell) with free nucleic acid.
• introduce (genetic material) in this way.
DERIVATIVES
transfectant |-?nt|noun,
transfection |trans?fekSH?n|noun
ORIGIN 1960s: from trans-‘across’ + infect, or a blend of transfer and infect.
(I had seen a link to this article, and wondered if it was regarding writing or tissue rejection, LOL)
