Which field is associated with applications like bioremediation, processed food, therapeutics, and diagnostics?

Biotechnology

Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the use of living organisms, their systems, or derivatives to develop new products, processes, or applications. Bioremediation, processed food production, therapeutics (medical treatments using biological agents), and diagnostics (medical tests and tools for disease detection) are all areas where biotechnology plays a crucial role in advancing science and technology to improve human life and the environment.

Bioremediation is the use of living organisms to break down pollutants. Processed food is food that has been altered using biological processes, such as fermentation. Therapeutics are drugs or other products that are used to treat diseases. Diagnostics are tests that are used to detect diseases.

All of these applications involve the use of biological processes, so they are all related to biotechnology.

The other options are not correct. Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes of living organisms. Microbiology is the study of microorganisms. Medical science is the study of diseases and their treatment. While these fields are all related to biotechnology, they do not encompass all of the applications mentioned in the question.

So the correct answer is (c). Biotechnology is the field that encompasses all of the applications mentioned in the question.