Glossary of terms
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Radiotracer
A radiotracer is a radioactive biomarker used for diagnosing and monitoring medical processes in… -
Tissue engineering
Tissue engineering is a scientific field that combines biology, engineering and medicine to create… -
Biomedical engineering
Biomedical engineering is a research field that combines the worlds of science, engineering and… -
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs)
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are mature cells, such as skin or blood cells, that have… -
Oligonucleotide
An oligonucleotide, or oligo for short, is a short molecule composed of nucleotides, the basic… -
Nucleotide
DNA is like a long strand of beads called nucleotides. The word “nucleotide” originates from the… -
Organ-on-a-Chip
An organ-on-a-chip is a kind of “mini organ” or “tiny tissue” that researchers produce in a lab on… -
Regenerative medicine
A research field that deals with the restoration and repair of tissues and organs. In nature,… -
Extracellular vesicles (EVs)
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small vesicles secreted by cells containing proteins, metabolites… -
Organoid
An organoid is a tiny, three-dimensional model of an organ, which is developed in the laboratory… -
Off-target editing (edits outside the target site)
This term refers to a situation in genetic editing where changes are made to the DNA or RNA that… -
Omics
The term omics includes several disciplines in biology that end with the suffix "-omics," and which…
