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Published online 18 July 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020715-7
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Laser delivers DNA
Genes added to cells through laser-punched hole.
Lasers can open a temporary doorway into cells so that DNA can get inside, researchers in Germany report. This technique might hasten gene therapy by making it easier to get new genes into living cells without harming them.
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