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International Journal of Molecular Biotechnological Research Review Article

The Next Era of Molecular Biotechnology: Beyond DNA

  1. V. Basil Hans Srinivas University

Abstract

Molecular biotechnology has advanced much beyond conventional DNA manipulation, into a phase characterised by precision, integration, and invention. This article examines the evolving domain of next-generation biotechnological instruments, encompassing gene editing technologies like CRISPR-Cas systems, synthetic biology, and RNA-based medicines. It shows how these new technologies are changing medicine by making treatments more personalised, making farming more productive by using genetically modified crops, and making industrial processes more environmentally friendly through bioengineering. The article also talks about how molecular biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and nanotechnology are coming together to speed up discoveries and push the limits of what is biologically feasible. There is also talk about ethical issues, regulatory problems, and the effects on society, which all point to the need for responsible innovation. In the end, this new era of molecular biotechnology holds the prospect of revolutionary solutions to global problems while changing how we may build and regulate living systems.

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