X-Message-Number: 30112 Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 17:54:22 -0500 From: "Time Traveler" <> Subject: Cryoprotectants ------=_Part_9728_5546474.1197068062795 Content-Disposition: inline >Liposomes are artificial membranes that can be formed in a test tube. DNA >can be mixed with the liposome preparation under the appropriate >conditions. This results in the encapsulation of DNA into synthetic lipid >membranes. When this membrane fuses with the cell plasmamembrane, DNA is >released into the cell and somehow ends up in the nucleus. I wonder if this method can be used to get cryoprotectants into the cells of a patient. TT ------=_Part_9728_5546474.1197068062795 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING HTML ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=30112