HealthAugust 10, 2026

bioenergetic

BY-oh-en-er-JET-ik

Definition

Relating to the processes by which living organisms acquire, transform, and use energy at a cellular or molecular level.

Etymology

Derived from the Greek 'bios' (life) and 'energeia' (activity/energy). It entered scientific usage in the 20th century to describe the study of energy flow through living systems.

In the news

In the article, the term describes the metabolic processes that cancer cells rewire to sustain rapid growth. It highlights how changes in energy transformation are central to the malignancy of cancer.

Mapping how metabolism rewires protein function in cancer

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