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New Technique for Yeast Cells' Penetration
Monday, October 05, 2009 - Ehud Rattner
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If you want to know how a cell responds to a particular chemical, the experiment is simple: Inject it with that chemical. Micropipettes — tiny needles that can puncture a cell and deliver a compound directly into it — are used precisely for this purpose. But biologists who study yeast have not had this tool available to them. A yeast cell’s rigid outer wall is too strong to be penetrated.    (source: sciencedaily.com)


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