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biogenesis

American  
[bahy-oh-jen-uh-sis] / ˌbaɪ oʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /
Also biogeny

noun

  1. the production of living organisms from other living organisms.


biogenesis British  
/ baɪˈɒdʒənəs, ˌbaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

  1. the principle that a living organism must originate from a parent organism similar to itself Compare abiogenesis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

biogenesis Scientific  
/ bī′ō-jĕnĭ-sĭs /
  1. Generation of living organisms from other living organisms.


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Etymology

Origin of biogenesis

bio- + genesis, coined by T.H. Huxley in 1870

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"This work provides new insights on protein biogenesis, function, and homeostasis in general, as well as a new potential target for intervention for aging-associated diseases," said Lee.

From Science Daily May 29, 2026

In addition to known interactors, they uncovered previously unknown interactions with proteins linked to the biogenesis of viral RNAs.

From Science Daily Feb. 1, 2024

The lung is a site of platelet biogenesis and a reservoir for haematopoietic progenitors.

From Nature Jan. 23, 2018

Take the new album’s lilting country waltz “Nights in the Lab,” an ode to the love that blooms between “two biologists … who process biogenesis and stare into a petri dish.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2017

The experimental facts of biogenesis he discards in favour of a hypothetical and at present undiscovered kind of spontaneous generation.

From Life and Matter A Criticism of Professor Haeckel's 'Riddle of the Universe' by Sir Oliver Lodge

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