Lilemong tsa morao tjena, theknoloji ea sejoale-joale ea baeloji e emeloang ke boenjineri ba liphatsa tsa lefutso, boenjineri ba lisele, boenjineri ba enzyme le boenjiniere ba ho belisoa bo tsoetse pele ka potlako, 'me bo ntse bo ama le ho fetola tlhahiso ea batho le mokhoa oa bona oa bophelo. Seo ho thoeng ke biotechnology e bua ka "theknoloji ea ho sebelisa lintho tse phelang (kapa lintho tsa tlhaho) ho ntlafatsa lihlahisoa, limela le liphoofolo, kapa ho lema likokoana-hloko bakeng sa merero e khethehileng". Bioengineering ke poleloana e akaretsang ea biotechnology, e bolelang ho kopanngoa ha Biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, genetics le biochemical engineering ho fetola kapa ho bopa bocha liphatsa tsa lefutso tsa lisele tse entsoeng, ho lema mefuta e mecha, ho sebelisa mokhoa o teng oa baeloji maemong a indasteri. , le ho etsa lihlahisoa tsa indasteri ka mekhoa ea biochemical. Ka bokhutšoanyane, ke ts'ebetso ea indasteri ea lintho tse phelang, mekhoa ea bophelo kapa mekhoa ea bophelo. Bioengineering e kenyelletsa boenjiniere ba liphatsa tsa lefutso, boenjiniere ba lisele, boenjiniere ba enzyme, boenjiniere ba ho belisoa, boenjiniere ba bioelectronic, bioreactor, theknoloji ea sterilization le boenjiniere ba protheine bo hlahang.