One of the earliest uses of biotechnology was

A) creating transgenic organisms.

B) creating bacteria that synthesized human insulin.

C) extracting and using biochemicals from microorganisms.

D) using yeast to ferment fruit into wine.


D) using yeast to ferment fruit into wine.

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