biolisticsn.
/ˌbʌɪəˈlɪstɪks/, U.S. /ˌbaɪəˈlɪstɪks/ Genetics.
With singular agreement. A technique used in genetic engineering in which tiny metallic particles coated with DNA are fired under pressure into cells.
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1988 Guardian 30 Aug. 28/7 Biolistics, they call it. And it works.
1997 Food Processing (Nexis) May 24 In its early years, biolistics was actually done with gunpowder-fired shells; now it's powered by pressurized helium.
2003 S. Greenfield Tomorrow's People (2004) v. 128 As an alternative to using viruses, which are rebutted by our natural defence mechanisms, a new approach called biolistics is being developed.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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