sentences:  The experiment involved transfecting HEK 293 cells with a Bax-encoding plasmid, which resulted in an increase in apoptosis (~7 fold) as measured by DAPI staining.They then contransfected the 293 cells with Bax-encoding plasmid and survivin-encoding plasmids.They observed that cells transfected along with the survivin showed a significant decrease in apoptosis (~3 fold).