In a manner related to living organisms or life processes; from the perspective of biology or natural living systems.
From 'biological' (relating to biology), which comes from 'bio-' (life, from Greek 'bios') combined with 'logic' (study of). The '-ally' suffix converts the adjective to an adverb.
When scientists say something is 'biologically accurate,' they're using a word that breaks down to literally mean 'according to the study of life'—it's one of science's ways of claiming authority by invoking the natural world.
Biology has been weaponized to justify gender essentialism: women's 'nature' deemed unfit for leadership, intellect, or autonomy. Scientific racism and sexism co-emerged from biology claims.
Use only when describing verified biological fact; avoid biological determinism. Specify: which trait, measured how, in what population.
["genetically","physiologically","on average (with population data)"]
Women scientists (Marie Curie, Barbara McClintock, Rosalind Franklin) were erased from biology's biggest discoveries despite institutional barriers.
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