bioengineering
bioengineering — 名詞
1. the branch of engineering that uses technical knowledge to create devices, impla
生醫工程
運用工程技術解決醫療與生物問題的領域
the branch of engineering that uses technical knowledge to create devices, implants, and materials for treating patients and solving problems in biology
Dr. Okafor studied bioengineering at university before joining a team that designs artificial heart valves.
Dr. Okafor大學主修生醫工程，畢業後加入了一個設計人工心臟瓣膜的團隊。
collocation: studied bioengineering at university
The bioengineering lab developed a material that helps broken bones heal in half the usual time.
這間生醫工程實驗室開發出一種能讓骨折癒合時間縮短一半的材料。
Fatima's work in bioengineering produced a lightweight prosthetic leg that costs far less than older models.
Fatima在生醫工程領域的成果，是一款比舊型號便宜許多的輕量化義肢。
Hakim chose a career in bioengineering after watching his grandmother struggle with a faulty hip implant.
Hakim因為目睹祖母受困於故障的人工髖關節，而決定走上生醫工程這條職業道路。
The bioengineering department received a large grant to research new ways of delivering medicine into the body.
該生醫工程系獲得一筆大額經費，投入研究將藥物送進人體的新方法。
- biomedical engineering
nearly synonymous but focuses more narrowly on medical devices and implants rather than the full range of biological applications
- biotechnology
a broader term covering all technological uses of living systems, not only engineering approaches
2. the science of changing the genes of living things — such as plants, animals, or
基因工程
透過改變生物基因來創造新性狀的科學技術
the science of changing the genes of living things — such as plants, animals, or bacteria — to give them new traits, for example making crops that resist pests or drought
Many farmers now plant bioengineering crops that can survive long dry seasons without extra water.
如今許多農民種植基因工程作物，這些作物能在漫長旱季中無需額外灌溉即可存活。
bioengineering crops (genetically modified crops)
Elena read an article about using bioengineering to grow rice that contains extra vitamins.
Elena讀了一篇文章，內容是關於利用基因工程技術來種植含有額外維生素的稻米。
Rafael discovered that pollen from his neighbour's bioengineered maize had drifted across the fence into his organic cornfield.
Rafael 發現鄰居種植的基因改造玉米花粉，已經飄散到他自己的有機玉米田裡了。
The bioengineering of bacteria has let scientists produce insulin far more cheaply than before.
透過對細菌進行基因改造，科學家得以用比以往低許多的成本來生產胰島素。
Jun's class debated whether bioengineering should ever be used to alter the genes of human embryos.
Jun的班上辯論了一個議題：基因工程究竟是否應該用來改變人類胚胎的基因。
- genetic engineering
a direct synonym; both terms refer to the same scientific field of altering organism DNA
- genetic modification
very close in meaning but often used specifically for the act of changing genes rather than the whole field