Monday, September 14, 2009

ii) What do you think Bioengineers do?

I certainly can’t say I have complete grasp of all disciplines and sub-disciplines of Bioengineering but Bioengineers seem tasked with things as diverse as isolating specific genes in hopes of understanding their purpose, replicating enzymes and proteins found in living organisms for use in pharmaceuticals to the more mechanical branches of designing orthopedic implants and creating new medical equipment like the EKGs and AEDs we carry on our ambulances. The overarching theme being the application of engineering principles to solve medical and biological problems as such a bioengineer stand at the confluence of several different fields of engineering.

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