transduce
verb
trans·duce
tran(t)s-ˈdüs 
tranz-,
-ˈdyüs
transduced; transducing
1
: to convert (something, such as energy or a message) into another form
essentially sense organs transduce physical energy into a nervous signal
2
: to cause (genetic material) to undergo transduction
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The cartridge is where the needle/stylus literally hits the groove and transduces the patterns to electrical information that becomes the music, so getting a good one is extremely important.
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Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
Tiny diaphragms, cantilevers, vibrating masses, or circuitous channels, usually smaller than 100 micrometers (the diameter of a human hair), respond to a physical stimulus and then transduce it to an electronic signal.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018
Then they are transduced with a virus containing new genetic instructions.
—Charles Graeber, WIRED, 25 July 2019
Once the stem cells were collected, they were sent to a lab where they were transduced with LentiGlobin, which inserted that healthy beta-globin gene.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 18 Apr. 2018
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Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
Tiny diaphragms, cantilevers, vibrating masses, or circuitous channels, usually smaller than 100 micrometers (the diameter of a human hair), respond to a physical stimulus and then transduce it to an electronic signal.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018
Then they are transduced with a virus containing new genetic instructions.
—Charles Graeber, WIRED, 25 July 2019
Once the stem cells were collected, they were sent to a lab where they were transduced with LentiGlobin, which inserted that healthy beta-globin gene.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 18 Apr. 2018
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transduce
transitive verb
trans·duce
tran(t)s-ˈd(y)üs, tranz-
transduced; transducing
1
: to convert (as energy or a message) into another form
essentially sense organs transduce physical energy into a nervous signal
2
: to cause (genetic material) to undergo transduction
also
: to introduce genetic material into (a cell) by transduction
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