Positive Negative Selection (PNS) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Positive Negative Selection (PNS)? A laboratory technique that accelerates the identification of genetically engineered organisms that possess desired genetic changes by selecting against the organisms that do not have the desired characteristics.

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