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University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have constructed a robot that uses machine learning to fully automate a complicated microinjection process used in genetic research.

Microinjection is a method for introducing cells, genetic material, or other agents directly into embryos, cells, or tissues using a very fine pipette.

Typically, this type of research requires highly skilled technicians to perform the microinjection, which many laboratories do not have.

This should be possible in the near future by using methods to reduce the expression of targeted genes through the introduction of artificial molecules called short hairpin RNAs — either by microinjection or through an electroporation method used in another cnidarian, the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis5.

I run three microinjection molding machines.