Definition of biological engineering
: bioengineering sense 2
Just as affordable hardware and software widened access to computing, the tools for serious biological engineering are bringing biological research within reach of the citizen scientist.— Lisa M. Krieger, San Jose Mercury-News, 23 Sept. 2010
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“Biological engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biological%20engineering. Accessed 25 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of biological engineering was in 1898
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