ABSTRACT
Biotechnology represents the most exciting advances in the biological sciences in the previous century. Molecular biology, in particular, has opened up completely new horizons for general basic research in biological system which, subsequently, are bound to be followed by new prospects for medical, agriculture and industrial application. Over the past decade, the explosive growth in this area has been fueled by the ever-expanding development of the tools of molecular biology, permitting enormous ability to analyze, manipulate and apply living organisms and biological processes across the spectrum of health, industrial and environmental challenge facing society. Biomedical applications in particular have been driven by major federal initiatives such as whole genome sequencing, as well as multibillion dollar human and animal health markets for the products and knowledge resulting from biotechnological research. The strategic integration of biotechnological tools into agriculture and animal husbandry has revolutionized the whole farming system, particularly in developed countries.
