Knocking down or over expressing genes in cell lines?

07 July 2017 1 3K Report

Hi,

I need to know the basic techniques for knocking down or over expressing particular genes of interest in human cell lines.

Kindly help

Sumera Sumera

Thank you Kein.

Very helpful and detailed answer.

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