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Biological systems engineering
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<p>Biological systems engineering or biosystems engineering is a broad-based <a href="/facts/Engineering/RFVg8H3I">engineering</a> discipline with particular emphasis on non-medical <a href="/facts/Biology/1M1ee3pB">biology</a>. It can be thought of as a subset of the broader notion of <a href="/facts/Biological_engineering/N8WPz0P7">biological engineering</a> or bio-technology though not in the respects that pertain to <a href="/facts/Biomedical_engineering/TNAa3sqa">biomedical engineering</a> as <i>biosystems</i> engineering tends to focus less on medical applications than on <i>agriculture, ecosystems, and food science</i>. The discipline focuses broadly on environmentally sound and <a href="/facts/Sustainable_engineering/SgxlfPtG">sustainable engineering</a> solutions to meet societies' ecologically related needs. Biosystems engineering integrates the expertise of fundamental engineering fields with expertise from non-engineering disciplines. </p>