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The term "biologic" stuck out to me. Its normal use these days is to refer to drugs produced by biological processes - human insulin produced in bacteria is a
by retrac 3y ago
The term "biologic" stuck out to me. Its normal use these days is to refer to drugs produced by biological processes - human insulin produced in bacteria is a biologic.
It's not that the word is incorrectly used in this context, exactly. It a noun, that by etymology, means something of a biological origin. But it's such an odd way to express it, isn't it? Not organisms, not biological materials -- "biologics".
It is jargon? Does anyone else talk like that?
- rolph 3y ago"Biologic" as a CYA term for naturally selected, or synthetic biological entities, such as biomimetic constructs, or organoid components of a vehicle that are calculated to perform well in our environment.