REVIEW ARTICLE Future Impact of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology on Bacterial and Viral Diseases

The recombinant DNA era, which began in the early 1970s, has undoubtedly had a dramatic impact on the understanding of bacterial and viral diseases at the molecular level. Progress continues at an astonishing pace and much of the advances are now moving from the theoretical to the practical as new knowledge and techniques are being applied to important problems associated with the diagnosis, therapy and prevention o