bioengineer
BY-oh-en-ji-NEER
Definition
A professional who applies the principles of engineering to biology, medicine, or health sciences to develop new technologies, tools, or research methodologies.
Etymology
The word is a compound formed from the Greek 'bios' (life) and the English noun 'engineer,' which traces back to the Latin 'ingenium' (innate quality or mental power/invention).
In the news
Karl Deisseroth is identified as a bioengineer who was part of the research team that developed and applied the optogenetics techniques used in this study of rat behavior.
MIT neuroscientists silenced a tiny region of rats’ prefrontal cortex for just seconds, and an ingrained habit stopped controlling their behaviour almost immediately. But the habit had not vanished—it remained hidden and later returned, suggesting this region ac
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