Definition

The interdisciplinary field where physicists and biologists reluctantly collaborate, applying physics principles to living organisms. It's where Einstein meets Darwin, and the results are equally mind-bending.

Example Usage

The biophysics lab studied protein folding using advanced spectroscopy techniques.

Source: Merriam-Webster; scientific terminology

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