Engineering & Biology Flashcards

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7218368951	Is there a clear division between scientists and engineers?	Yes and no. Scientists explore, experiment, and discover; engineers create, design, and build. Engineers participate in the scientific process of discovery in many ways.	0
7218382915	What is one challenge of biology right now?	Biologists are always seeking better tools for imaging the body and the brain. Many mysteries remain in the catalog of human genes involving exactly how genes work in processes of activation and inhibition.	1
7218569794	How can engineers help the field of biology?	Biology needs new kinds of microscopes and new biochemical methods of probing the body's cellular and molecular machinations. New mathematical and computing methods, incorporated into the emerging discipline of "systems biology," may show the way to better treatments of disease and better understanding of healthy life	2
7218572268	What is "synthetic biology"?	A bioengineering discipline that centers around the design of entirely novel biological chemicals and systems, which could prove useful in applications ranging from fuels to medicines to environmental cleanup and more.	3
7218577731	What could new methods of studying the brain do?	assist the study of memory, learning, emotions, and thought. Mental disorders disorders may be conquered and learning and thinking skills enhanced. Ultimately, such advances may lead to a credible answer to the deepest of human mysteries, the question of the origin and nature of consciousness itself.	4