Relating to or involving both the physical and chemical properties and processes of living organisms.
Compound of 'biophysical' (bio- + physical) and 'chemical,' combining Greek bios (life), physika (natural things), and khemeia (alchemy). This term represents the integration of multiple scientific disciplines to study life.
This word shows how modern biology refuses to stay in single disciplines—the brain's neurons work through both electrical signals (physics) and neurotransmitter chemicals at the same time, and you need both frameworks to understand them.
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