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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The best of the United States is there to be rediscovered, reinvented, and repositioned for the challenges the country faces: the dilemmas posed by bioengineering, rising seas and extreme weather, the overconcentration of economic power, and the geopolitical rivalry with China.
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2019
With offices in California and across mainland China, the company was originally spun out of the bioengineering program of the University of California, Los Angeles, where Chiu received a PhD.
—Cat Wang, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Harvard bioengineering professor David Mooney said all cancer research funding from NIH's National Cancer Institute for his team had also been cut off, including multiple grants to post-doctoral research fellows.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 20 May 2025
Entire industries vanishing while others spring up overnight, powered by breakthroughs in quantum computing, bioengineering, and synthetic media.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2019
With offices in California and across mainland China, the company was originally spun out of the bioengineering program of the University of California, Los Angeles, where Chiu received a PhD.
—Cat Wang, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Harvard bioengineering professor David Mooney said all cancer research funding from NIH's National Cancer Institute for his team had also been cut off, including multiple grants to post-doctoral research fellows.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 20 May 2025
Entire industries vanishing while others spring up overnight, powered by breakthroughs in quantum computing, bioengineering, and synthetic media.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 29 May 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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