biolistics

Questions

What does biolistics mean?

The introduction of DNA into a plant or animal cell by coating it onto the surface of a pellet and firing it into the tissue at high velocity.

Where does biolistics come from?

Blend of bio- + ballistics, itself from ballista + -ics or by surface analysis, ballistic + -s.

How to pronounce biolistics

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