The field of
molecular biology has been spreading its wings wide to embrace the growing field of genetic engineering
especially with the rejuvenating recent discoveries.
Molecular biology long before married biotechnology, its fruitful results now being
experienced as the lente and semilente insulin or bioremediation, that .of course, serving to cool the hot debate of climatic change seems a distant possibility. The recent spurt this field has experienced was propelled by the near completion of HGP, empowered by NHGRI and NIH in cooperation with Celera Genomics. The discovery of retinoic acid suppression and production by cyp26a1 and FGF respectively is certainly going to give the cosmetic industry a spurt considering isoretinone; the derivative of retinoic acid is being used for treatment of acne. The mechanism of action of HDL in reducing the risk of cardiac disease has been rewritten with the discovery of its association with Hp 2-2, the villain polymorph of haptoglobin. The most recent among the advancements is the prospect of the human cloning seeming possible more than ever, thanks to Mitalipov and his boys at NHPRC, Gregon. Hence watch out, these are going to be the days of molecular biology.