What Is Biomedicine?
Biomedicine is a broad field of study that concerns itself with the theoretical aspects of medicine. Biomedicine draws from research and history in the fields of human and veterinary medicine, as well as a number of related disciplines, including anatomy, physiology, genetics, pathology, zoology, botanical sciences, chemistry, biochemistry, biology, and microbiology. Where traditional medicine is concerned with the direct practical application of medical knowledge, biomedicine looks at the history of the fields, and involves itself in new research to push the limits of what medicine is able to accomplish. Biomedicine may also refer more specifically to a specific type of treatment, generally seen as more ‘natural’ than others, and often available in a less regulated context.
