bioengineering
noun
bio·en·gi·neer·ing
ˌbi-(ˌ)ō-ˌen-jə-ˈnir-iŋ 
1
: 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
2
: the application of biological techniques (such as genetic recombination) to create modified versions of organisms (such as crops)
especially
: genetic engineering
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Entire industries vanishing while others spring up overnight, powered by breakthroughs in quantum computing, bioengineering, and synthetic media.
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Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Funding for grants related to chemical, bioengineering, environmental and transport systems has fallen by 71 percent this year, while funding for grants related to civil and mechanical engineering and manufacturing innovation has fallen by 48 percent.
—Aatish Bhatia, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Scientists believe studying these extremophiles could revolutionize life sciences, bioengineering, and space exploration.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 May 2025
What about all the pesticides and herbicides and hormones and antibiotics and bioengineering in conventional foods?
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
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Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Funding for grants related to chemical, bioengineering, environmental and transport systems has fallen by 71 percent this year, while funding for grants related to civil and mechanical engineering and manufacturing innovation has fallen by 48 percent.
—Aatish Bhatia, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Scientists believe studying these extremophiles could revolutionize life sciences, bioengineering, and space exploration.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 May 2025
What about all the pesticides and herbicides and hormones and antibiotics and bioengineering in conventional foods?
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
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bioengineering
noun
bio·en·gi·neer·ing
-ˌen-jə-ˈni(ə)r-iŋ
1
: 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
2
: the application of biological techniques (as genetic recombination) to create modified versions of organisms (as crops)
especially
: genetic engineering
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