Essential Concepts for Biological Engineers

Biological engineering courses and curricula can result in graduates who vary greatly in their abilities to deal with biological systems. While there has been general agreement that biological engineers must have a thorough understanding of biology and biological applications, specific recommendations of competencies have not heretofore been formulated. A minimal list of principles and basic concepts expected of all biological engineering graduates would help to standardize the curricula no matter what educational institution a graduate attended. This article supplies a list of 25 of these essential concepts.

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