Bioprocess/Definition

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Bioprocess [r]: Any process that uses complete living cells or their components (e.g., bacteria, enzymes, chloroplasts) to effect desired physical or chemical changes; in biotechnology, it is used for the production of a number of proteins that prove to be immensely useful to mankind.