bioengineers
Biological system creators
Bioengineers apply engineering principles to biological systems.
The field spans medical devices, genetic modification, prosthetics, and tissue engineering.
A bioengineer might design an artificial heart valve or develop bacteria that produce insulin.
As a verb, to bioengineer is to create or modify through such methods: bioengineered crops, bioengineered organs for transplant.
Hereditary code molecule
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- sequencingDetermining element order
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
mutations · epigenetics · transcription · cloning · recombinant · plasmids · bioinformatics · genotype
Fabricated body part replacements
- implantsSurgically embedded devices
- drug-deliveryAdministering medicine to body
- scaffoldsTemporary elevated work platforms
- biocompatibilityHarmlessness to living systems
transplantation · nanomedicine · vaccines · therapeutics · diagnostics · pacemakers · stents · dialysis
Polymers produced by organisms
- hydrogelsWater-swollen polymer networks
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- bioplasticsPlant-derived synthetic materials
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
elastomers · nanofibers · coatings · membranes · self-healing · porosity · degradation · crosslinking
Systematic fact-finding effort
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- PhDHighest academic credential
- academiaHigher education community
- industryEconomic production sector
startups · patents · interdisciplinary · collaboration · ethics · publications · conferences · R&D
Tanks for biological reactions
- bioprocessingManufacturing via living organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- scale-upProportional increase in magnitude
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
simulation · optimization · automation · GMP
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- sequencingDetermining element order
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
chromosomes · mutations · epigenetics · transcription · cloning · recombinant · plasmids · bioinformatics · genotype · phenotype
prosthetics
Fabricated body part replacements
- implantsSurgically embedded devices
- drug-deliveryAdministering medicine to body
- scaffoldsTemporary elevated work platforms
biocompatibility · transplantation · nanomedicine · vaccines · therapeutics · diagnostics · pacemakers · stents · dialysis · biosensors
biopolymers
Polymers produced by organisms
- hydrogelsWater-swollen polymer networks
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- bioplasticsPlant-derived synthetic materials
scaffolding · elastomers · nanofibers · coatings · membranes · self-healing · porosity · degradation · crosslinking
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- PhDHighest academic credential
- academiaHigher education community
industry · startups · patents · interdisciplinary · collaboration · ethics · publications · conferences · R&D · consulting
bioreactors
Tanks for biological reactions
- bioprocessingManufacturing via living organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- scale-upProportional increase in magnitude
modeling · simulation · optimization · automation · GMP
bioengineersnatural philosophers
Scholars studying physical world
taxonomists · naturalists · theoretical physicists · biophysicists
bioengineersconservationists
Advocates for protecting nature
preservationists · naturalists · traditional healers · herbalists · Luddites
bioengineersexterminators
Professionals who eliminate vermin