Bioengineering is where life sciences and engineering meet. In 2002, Stanford Bioengineering opened its doors and became the first department at the university to be jointly managed by two schools, the School of Engineering and the School of Medicine. Whether inventing transformative technologies that allow researchers to control brain cells with light, engineering new-age plants that can withstand climate change, or shaping profound new understandings of why life works — and, sometimes, why it