EpicentRx Word of the Week (WOW): Transduce

Oct 14, 2024

“Your introduction to transduction below”

 

 

 

 

 

Transduce

Definition (verb):

1) To transfer genetic material, to cause to undergo transduction “AdAPT-001 transduces cancer cells with its TGFβ trap” 

2) To convert from one form to another “The eyes transduce light into colors and shapes”; “A microphone transduces sound waves into electric impulses”; The chains of molecules that relay signals inside a cell are known as signal transduction.”

Pronunciation: trans-doos

About the Word: From the Latin word transducere which means “to lead across, transfer.”