Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): they are a type of reporter gene used in laboratory microbiology , molecular biology , and genetic engineering to indicate the success of a transfection or other procedure meant to introduce foreign dna into a cell.
Output (English): a transfection or other procedure is meant to introduce foreign dna into a cell . reporter gene is used in laboratory microbiology to indicate the success . a transfection or other procedure is meant to introduce foreign dna into a cell . it is along the success . they are a kind.