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Assistive Bioengineering – Assistive technologies are developed to help organisms without changing them

Adaptive Bioengineering – unlike assistive technologies, adaptive technologies actually changes the living organism

~The Basics~ Science and Engineering

Science – refers to knowledge of the natural world

Engineering – uses scientific knowledge to develop technologies.

*Scientists discover the world that exists; engineers create the world that never was*

Bioengineering

Bioengineering – the application of engineering to living things such as plants and animals Examples – plants designed to resist diseases, animals, or drought,

grains.

Assistive Bioengineering – Assistive technologies are developed to help organisms without changing them Examples – wheel chair, crutches, canes.

Adaptive Bioengineering – unlike assistive technologies, adaptive technologies actually changes the living organism Examples – surgery, artificial hearts.

Quiz

1. What is Bioengineering?

2. What is Assistive Bioengineering?

3. What is Adaptive Bioengineering?

4. Give two examples of each type of Bioengineering.

5. True or False: An artificial heart is an example of Assistive Bioengineering.