Although the field is varied

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THE PREMISE​

Technological advances in medicine often have origins in chemistry, materials science, mathematics, computation, biology, or engineering. Although the field is varied, several biomedical technologies will likely shape the future of medicine.

Source: Science
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abq0606

Does "the field" refer to "the field of science"? (And is it defined as "
a subject that you study, or a type of work that you do")?

 

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No, it refers to "biomedical technologies". It uses an alternative word order to "Several biomedical technologies, although the field is varied, will likely shape the future of medicine."