ScienceAugust 18, 2026

biogenesis

BY-oh-JEN-uh-sis

Definition

The biological process by which living organisms or their cellular components are produced or created.

Etymology

The word is derived from the Greek 'bios' (life) and 'genesis' (origin or creation), entering scientific terminology to describe the natural generation of living things or biological structures.

In the news

In this article, biogenesis refers to the natural cellular machinery responsible for creating extracellular vesicles, which researchers are trying to harness to improve how they load therapeutic cargo.

Engineered extracellular vesicles could move beyond cargo delivery to reshape diseased tissue microenvironments

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