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Utilization of living organisms, systems and processes for producing materials useful to human society is known as

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Applied biology
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Technology
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Biotechnology
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Biomedical engineering
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The correct option is C Biotechnology
Biotechnology is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or "any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use" (UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Art. 2). New tools and products developed by biotechnologists are useful in research, agriculture, industry and the clinic. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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