‘Biomedical study to dominate next century’

By Our Special Correspondent

Tremendous strides have been made in the field of biomedical research and this branch of scientific exploration will definitely dominate the remaining part of the century, opined Seyed, E. Hasnain, eminent Biologist and Vice-Chancellor, university of Hyderabad.

Delivering the Science day Lecture at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, he said that despite tremendous achievements in the field, it is not possible to clone a human being at least in the near future. Describing DNA as one of the most amazing molecule, he said that DNA unifies and also diversifies. It is useful in Molecular Diagnostics and genetic Medicine, Stem cells, Cloning, DNA Fingerprinting or genomic profiling.

Dwelling upon the fruits of the gene technology revolution, he spoke at lengths about the applications of Embryonic Stem Cells in Biotechnology and Medicine, Recombinant DNA Technology, Transgenic / GMOs and GM Food Molecular Diagnostics and Genetic Medicine, Stem cells, Cloning, DNA Fingerprinting or Genomic profiling.

Having solved the jigsaw puzzle of DNA, we are now solving the differences through comparative Genomics, he said.

Is it possible to follow DNA in history? Yes, he replied, while referring to the mitochondrial DNA that is passed from women.

Heralding the arrival of Bio Informatics, Prof. Hasnain declared that biological systems are more complicated than physical systems.