
A soldier with a prosthetic leg | Image: Sergeant Ian Forsyth RLC
Our body is a little bit like a machine: our bones form a robust structure, which is moved by muscles. Our digestive system is in charge of taking up energy from food and the blood stream delivers it to where it is needed. We even have a very sophisticated waste management system, and all of this machinery is controlled by a central computer: our brain.
In this zone will be engineers who apply their design and problem solving skills to biology and medicine to improve healthcare.