Firewire to USB?

I probably already know the answer to this question but i would like to be sure.
I have an external firewire drive that i used in the past to make a bootable clone of my MacBook Pro, using SuperDuper. The MBP developed some serious problems so in early 09, i replaced it with a new MacBook (2.4Ghz). I didn't like the lack of firewire but i was really tired of struggling with the size of the MBP and wanted the cuddly quality and one handed convenience of a 12", like the good ol days of my powerbooks. Who knew Apple was going to come up with a 13" MBP?
So now, i need to have a bootable copy of my MBP. I have one on the firewire drive which i made before i got the MacBook. My question is, is there any way of being able to connect this drive to my MacBook through some kind of adapter or hub so that i can boot from the MBP clone?
Or, is the only way i can have a bootable back up of the MBP that i can use from my MacBook to do a new SuperDuper backup on a USB 2 external drive?
In other words, is my old backup/clone on the firewire drive completely useless as far as accessing it through my MacBook goes? (as i suspect). I searched this forum for the answer but most of what i found was about video transfer/editing. There was something about a hub, but it didn't make sense to me.

Thanks lyssa--that doesn't sound too difficult or expensive, putting the drive in a USB enclosure.
BTW, i have a couple of those external drives that are dual, both firewire and USB. So the bootable backup should work with either connection, right? that is, IF i had the back on it which i don't. But maybe there is some way to transfer the copy i have on one firewire connection drive onto the drive that has both? I don't suppose i could just drag the stuff from one drive to another while both are connected to the MBP? Is there any easy way to get the data wiht its bootability from one drive to another? Probably not, i know, but have to ask. thanks

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