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bioengineeringApplication of engineering principles and equipment to biology and medicine. It includes the development and fabrication of life-support systems for underwater and space exploration, devices for medical treatment (see dialysis, prosthesis), and instruments for monitoring biological processes. Development has been particularly rapid in the area of artificial organs, which culminated in the implantation of an artificial heart into a human being in 1982. Bioengineers also develop equipment that enables humans to maintain body functions in hostile environments, such as the space suits worn by astronauts during extravehicular maneuvers. |
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A 1999 study of farmworkers who worked with bioengineered corn found elevated levels of proteins that were related to known allergens in their blood. Drifting pollen may bring earlier pest resistance to bioengineered crops," SN: 5/15/04, p. Called ``Food for the Future: Genomics of Bioengineered Food,'' the event will explore how plants are modified to enhance nutritional content, the potential of foods as vaccines, government efforts to regulate the bioengineered food supply and more. |
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