Definition: Techniques where DNA is delivered directly into organelles at high speed using projectiles coated with nucleic acid, shot from a helium-powered gun (gene gun). One of these techniques involves immunization by DNA VACCINES, which delivers DNA-coated gold beads to the epidermis.
Other names Gene-Gun Techniques; Gene Gun Technique; Biolistic; Particle Mediated Epidermal Delivery of DNA; Gene Gun DNA Immunization; Particle-Mediated Epidermal Delivery of DNA; Gene-Gun Technique