to bioengineer
3
6.3
- verb
- /ˌbaɪoʊˈɛndʒɪnɪr/
- Specialized
:
bioingeniería
- Scientists are working to bioengineer crops that can better withstand drought.
- bioengineered plants
- bioengineered tomato
- bioengineered corn
And one very important Seminole study bioengineered rats to have no dopamine receptors in their reward circuit.
- And one very important Seminole study bioengineered rats to have no dopamine receptors in their reward circuit.
- But with trying to kind of bioengineer humans, if you go too fast, it will be this self-destructive.
Examples
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Infuse aims to reduce back pain by utilizing protein that has been bioengineered to help fuse spinal vertebrae.
Blog text (26) -
The scientists work with tomatoes partly because they are easy to bioengineer for basic genetic studies.
Academic text (1996) -
"Our approach is very efficient," notes Wan, who produced hundreds of bioengineered barley plants in only 7 months.
Academic text (1994) -
Or let's say bioengineered crops slow down the creation of algal dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico.
Academic text (2012) -
That's good news for researchers trying to bioengineer corn because most of the nation's top varieties form Type I callus in laboratory petri dishes.
Academic text (1994) -
The team plans to bioengineer bacteria that can help in breaking down plastic waste.
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Researchers aim to bioengineer new strains of yeast for more efficient beer production.
How Extensive
- Specialized
3
5.5
- Specialized
3
6.3
493
2.5
268
3.2
28
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
bioengineer = bioengineer (transparent) = bio + engineer
The verb is a regular conversion from the noun bioengineer with no spelling change.
Etymology
To bioengineer comes from bio- 'life' and engineer 'to design'. So to bioengineer something is to design or change a living thing using engineering methods and tools.