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. 1999 Mar 18;229(1-2):31-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0378-1119(99)00043-8.

Ballistic transformation of Caenorhabditis elegans

T Wilm  1 , P Demel, H U Koop, H Schnabel, R Schnabel
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Ballistic transformation of Caenorhabditis elegans

T Wilm et al. Gene. .

Abstract

A novel method to transform the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is described. DNA coprecipitated with gold particles is shot at worms by means of a helium beam. Transformed worms are either identified by a dominant visible marker or selected by a conditional lethal system.

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