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Bioengineering and its consequences
2 slide: bioengineering is the application of principles of biology and the tools of engineering
to create usable, tangible, economically-viable products.
And in short: Any area in biology mixed with any area in engineering in any proportion
3 sliide: Before WWII, biological engineering had begun being recognized as a branch of engineering
and was a new concept to people. Post-WWII, it grew more rapidly, and the term "bioengineering"
was coined by British scientist and broadcaster Heinz Wolff in 1954 at the National Institute for
Medical Research. Wolff graduated that year and became the director of the Division of Biological
Engineering at the university. This was the first time Bioengineering was recognized as its own
branch at a university. The first biological engineering program in the United States was started
at University of California, San Diego in 1966.[11] More recent programs have been launched
at MIT[12] and Utah State University.
4 slide: bioengineering has many subdisciplines, but I will cover the main ones.
Biomedical engineering: application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine
and biology for healthcare purposes:
Tissue engineering
Genetic engineering
Neural engineering
Clinical engineering
Bioinformatics
5 slide: The goal of tissue engineering is to assemble functional constructs that restore,
maintain, or improve damaged tissues or whole organs. Artificial skin and cartilage are
examples of engineered tissues that have been approved; however, currently they have limited
use in human patients.
Throughout the past decade in the field of tissue engineering, novel cell sources, engineering materials, and
tissue architecture techniques have provided engineering tissues that better restore, maintain, improve, or
replace biological tissues.
6 slide: Genetic engineering, is the modification and manipulation of an organism's genes using
technology. It is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including the transfer
of genes within and across species boundaries to produce improved or novel organisms
the most advanced genetic editing tool we have is crispr/cas9. With crispr/cas9 we can allowing existing
genes to be removed and/or new ones added in vivo
Shown here is how crispr/cas9 is used to treat beta thalassemia and sickle cell anemia.
7 slide: Neural engineering is a discipline within biomedical engineering that uses engineering
techniques to understand, repair, replace, or enhance neural systems. Neural engineers are uniquely
qualified to solve design problems at the interface of living neural tissue and non-living constructs.
8 slide: Clinical engineering is a specialty within biomedical engineering responsible for using medical
technology to optimize healthcare delivery.
Clinical engineers train and supervise biomedical equipment technicians (BMETs), working with
governmental regulators on hospital inspections and audits, and serve as technological consultants for
other hospital staff (i.e., Physicians, Administrators, IT). Clinical engineers also assist manufacturers in
improving the design of medical equipment and maintain state-of-the-art hospital supply chains
9 slide: Bioinformatics is the application of tools of computation and analysis to the capture and
interpretation of biological data
I think enough has been said about bioinformatics
