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biophysicist

biophysicist

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A scientist who uses physics to study living things like cells and proteins
  • noun
  • /ˌbaɪəˈfɪzɪsɪst/
  • Specialized
: biofísico
  • British biophysicist Mae-Wan Ho (1993) and her colleagues have developed an elegant quantum theory that describes the organism as a vibrant, sentient whole.

He was a biophysicist who helped design some of the first artificial hearts and lungs.

Examples

  • The biophysicist explained how they use physics to understand the complex processes in living organisms.

  • He was a biophysicist who helped design some of the first artificial hearts and lungs.

    The Knowledge Project Podcast

  • PHOTO (COLOR): This newly upgraded hyperspectral imaging system, being used by biophysicist Moon Kim, takes pictures at different wavelengths simultaneously.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Biologists and biophysicists studying those processes have long focused on the molecular messengers that cells send to one another to orchestrate their activity.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Led by YudRen Chen, the team includes biophysicist Moon Kim, agricultural engineer Kuanglin Chao, and visiting scientists from around the globe.

    Academic text (2008)

  • "I hope this kind of experiment will lead to a better understanding of how our own DNA is compacted into chromosomes, and how it unravels locally to become expressed," says biophysicist Laura Finzi.

    Blog text (21)

  • Within STEM careers, there are opportunities for biophysicists, nanotechnologists, and geo-engineers, and the growing trend in research and industry to tackle complex problems in interdisciplinary teams requires an ability to think and work beyond one’s area of expertise.

    Academic text (2012)

  • As a biophysicist, she conducts experiments to analyze the interactions between proteins and DNA.

  • At the conference, the biophysicist presented groundbreaking research on the mechanics of cell membranes.

Synonyms

scientist
vsbiophysicist
∞ 2.1

A person who studies science and does experiments to find new facts

is a specialist who applies physics methods to study biological systems

Surface Forms

biophysicist singular
biophysicists plural

Morphology

biophysicist = biophysics (transparent) = bio + physics + ist

The word is transparently formed by adding '-ist' to 'biophysics' to mean a person who works in that field.

Etymology

Biophysicist joins bio- ('life'), as in biology, and physicist, from physics, which means 'the study of how things move and work'. So a biophysicist is a scientist who uses physics to understand living things.