Bioengineering is where life sciences and engineering meet. In 2002, Stanford Bioengineering opened its doors and became the first department at the university to be jointly managed by two schools, the School of Engineering and the School of Medicine. Whether inventing transformative technologies that allow researchers to control brain cells with light, engineering new-age plants that can withstand climate change, or shaping profound new understandings of why life works — and, sometimes, why it

Everyone keeps seeing “bioengineered” on food labels — but most people have no idea what it actually means. Bioengineered ingredients are GMO ingredients that contain detectable modified DNA. But here’s the loophole: If the GMO ingredient has been processed so much that the DNA is no longer detectable, companies don’t have to label it at all. So your food can still be genetically modified… it just doesn’t legally have to tell you. That’s why products like sauces, seasonings, noodles, boxed meals