/sci/ - Science & Math

Greetings 4chinners, how do you do?
Recently I've been thinking about genetic modifications. More specifically, performing said genetic modifications on already developed organisms. I asked whether or not this was possible in the first place and one of you replied that it wasn't due to the bacteria responsible for carrying the desired gene throughout the body being unable to disperse itself far enough due to something to do with... Brownian motion...? I'd like to know more about this and if there's any papers or experiments out there detailing the genetic modification of already developed organisms (past embryo state).

Yeah probably, but apparently you'd have to do it from an early state in the desired organism's life (zygote). More specifically, you'd have to insert the pGLO plasmid into said cell, hope it's successful, and eventually that cell will begin reproducing itself millions of times over, eventually making a full-grown human. Now, the more important question is, how can this be achieved in already developed organisms? I've asked this question before and apperently doing the same thing (injecting the desired gene into one of your cells so it reproduces and permeates throughout your body) doesn't work since the spread of such a gene (which is in the first place carried by bacteria) doesn't go very far due to something to do with, I think... Brownian motion...? Its been a while but I hope someone can make this clearer for me.

Also, bump.

You should put it under a microscope and see what's up.