bioengineering

noun

bio·en·gi·neer·ing ˌbi-(ˌ)ō-ˌen-jə-ˈnir-iŋ

: the application of engineering principles, practices, and technologies to the fields of medicine and biology especially in solving problems and improving care (as in the design of medical devices and diagnostic equipment or the creation of biomaterials and pharmaceuticals) : biomedical engineering

: the application of biological techniques (such as genetic recombination) to create modified versions of organisms (such as crops)

especially : genetic engineering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But the country is investing in other types of critical industries like bioengineering and green tech, which could give it an edge against its competitors. —

Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2023 Many research teams are exploring new ways to deliver drugs and vaccines, according to Tim Corcoran, an associate professor of bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. —

Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 18 May 2023 In this episode, Steven Strogatz talks with Michael Elowitz, a professor of biology and bioengineering at the California Institute of Technology and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. —

Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 8 Mar. 2023 Participants also learn what scientists are doing in the industry, as well as what university graduates are doing in bioengineering and genetic engineering programs, to get a better understanding of the science. —

Guest, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2018 The twisted nightmares of bioengineering, with hideous orifices and unnatural urges, are bad; normal is good. —

Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023 Emerging efforts to revive species that have been hunted to extinction are raising questions about the promise – and ethics – of bioengineering. —

Alessandro Clemente, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2023 Using brewer’s yeast, sugar and advanced genetic engineering, APG scientists are using micro-organisms to make unique chemicals and substances that cannot be made through traditional processes, according to Peter Emanuel, U.S. Army senior research scientist for bioengineering. —

James Whitlow, baltimoresun.com, 14 May 2021 Workman was studying bioengineering and computer science at Berkeley and simultaneously gaining real-world biotech experience at Berkeley Lab, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Asimov, and Serotiny. —

John Cumbers, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023 See More

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