It is an exciting time to follow the new developments in the field
of biotechnology and its wider applications in the different areas.
The whole genomes of over 1000 viruses and over 100 microbes can
now be found in Entrez Genome. The genomes represent both
completely sequenced organisms and those for which sequencing is
still in progress. The three main domains of life - bacteria,
archaea, and eukaryota - are represented, as well as many viruses
and organelles.
The exponential increase of the sequence data lead to the
development of the new "Bioinformatics" field in order to attempt
making sense, at least biological sense, out of all the new and
fast data.
It will take also other techniques such as "functional genomics" to
link the gap between a specific phenotype or a treatment and a gene
sequence. Functional genomics tools are therefore important for the
accurate molecular diagnosis/prognosis, target discovery validation
needed for drug development and novel targets for antibiotics
development. Functional genomics are also important for the
confirmation of therapy in pharmacogenomics studies.
Biotechnology is in many respects shaping our life and affecting
our means of production and the creation of jobs. Progress in the
applications of biotechnology depends on a wide base of basic as
well as applied sciences. The output of biotechnology has already
proved itself in many diverse fields from health to
biomining and from agriculture to enzyme "breeding." It is
therefore difficult to follow all of the current as well as the
potential applications of biotechnology.
The objective of the Biotechnology Annual Review series is to
attempt to provide readers with the needed indepth knowledge, by
reviewing specific topics in biotechnology in each issue. The
philosophy behind this series is to encourage good reviews to make
it easier for readers to keep in touch with progress and
applications of biotechnology. Reviews on topics related to
regulatory affairs, social impact of biotechnology, biodiversity,
biosafety, public acceptance and patent issues are also
encouraged.
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