United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.377941708/2022A gene gun shoots small gold particles coated with selected genes from one organism into the plasma membrane of a target organism. The genes contain information for desirable traits, such as disease resistance, that researchers hope will be expressed by the target organism.Photograph of a scientist's hand holding a gene gun. A gene gun shoots small gold particles coated with selected genes from one organism into the plasma membrane of a target organism. The genes contain information for desirable traits, such as disease resistance, that researchers hope will be expressed by the target organism.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/genetic-engineeringForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/genetic-engineeringForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaGenetic engineering--InstrumentsScientists--Georgia--AthensScientific apparatus and instrumentsGene GunStillImage