biomedicine
noun
bio·med·i·cine
ˌbī-ō-ˈme-də-sən 
British usually -ˈmed-sən
: medicine based on the application of the principles of the natural sciences and especially biology and biochemistry
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Scientists from different disciplines—biomedicine, social sciences, and climate science—need to work together to raise awareness among communities facing these threats.
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WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
What are the applications of ATAC-seq in biomedicine and drug discovery?
—Anika Nayak, STAT, 13 Oct. 2023
Decoding and harnessing the power of the human immune system is one of the great frontiers of biomedicine.
—Wayne C. Koff, STAT, 6 Oct. 2023
Quantum dots are already playing important roles in electronics and in biomedicine, such as in drug delivery, imaging and medical diagnoses, and have more promising applications in the future, the Nobel Committee for Chemistry said in its announcement of the prize.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023
Mark Kelly American innovation isn’t dead, especially in biomedicine, and an example is the Nobel Prize for medicine awarded Monday to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for their contributions to the mRNA platform that became the basis for Covid vaccines.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2023
This re-humanization of medicine has been a concern for over a century, since medical education became more focused on biomedicine and scientific concepts than on the soft skills needed to be a good caregiver.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 30 Aug. 2023
This tension arises for the same reasons that O’Rourke lists in her memoir—the complexity of these diagnoses breaks with the reductive logic of biomedicine, which has no good methods available to confirm them.
—WIRED, 1 Aug. 2023
Within six months, Ricks had been promoted to run Lilly’s biomedicine unit and Skovronsky was working for him.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 6 July 2023
WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
What are the applications of ATAC-seq in biomedicine and drug discovery?
—Anika Nayak, STAT, 13 Oct. 2023
Decoding and harnessing the power of the human immune system is one of the great frontiers of biomedicine.
—Wayne C. Koff, STAT, 6 Oct. 2023
Quantum dots are already playing important roles in electronics and in biomedicine, such as in drug delivery, imaging and medical diagnoses, and have more promising applications in the future, the Nobel Committee for Chemistry said in its announcement of the prize.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023
Mark Kelly American innovation isn’t dead, especially in biomedicine, and an example is the Nobel Prize for medicine awarded Monday to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for their contributions to the mRNA platform that became the basis for Covid vaccines.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2023
This re-humanization of medicine has been a concern for over a century, since medical education became more focused on biomedicine and scientific concepts than on the soft skills needed to be a good caregiver.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 30 Aug. 2023
This tension arises for the same reasons that O’Rourke lists in her memoir—the complexity of these diagnoses breaks with the reductive logic of biomedicine, which has no good methods available to confirm them.
—WIRED, 1 Aug. 2023
Within six months, Ricks had been promoted to run Lilly’s biomedicine unit and Skovronsky was working for him.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 6 July 2023
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“Biomedicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biomedicine. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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