1. ISPMB news

   Cis and Trans Pages: 194 - 196

2. Microalgae welcome!

   Cis and Trans Pages: 196 - 196

3. Metabolic pathways inE. coli

   Cis and Trans Pages: 196 - 196

4. PMBR.ElectEd

   Cis and Trans Pages: 196 - 196

5. Appointments and awards

   Announcement Pages: 197 - 197

6. ISPMB to sponsorPlant Genome III

   Cis and Trans Pages: 197 - 197

7. Isolation of RNA from floral tissue ofRumex acetosa (Sorrel)

   • Charles Ainsworth

   Commentary Pages: 198 - 203

8. A minichromosome-like structure in wheat embryos

   • Maria Bucholc
   • Jerzy Buchowicz

   Commentary Pages: 204 - 208

9. A simple and effective method for isolating RNA from alfalfa pollen

   • X. Qiu
   • L. Erickson

   Commentary Pages: 209 - 214

10. A DNA extraction method for RAPD analysis from plants rich in soluble polysaccharides

    • Qin-Bao Li
    • Qinyin Cai
    • Charles L. Guy

    Commentary Pages: 215 - 220

11. Optimization of luciferase activity in a tomato transient assay system

    • Thianda Manzara
    • Svetlana Tarchevskaya
    • Jonathon O. Narita

    Commentary Pages: 221 - 226

12. A physical map and clone bank of the black pine (Pinus thunbergii) chloroplast genome

    • T. Wakasugi
    • J. Tsudzuki
    • M. Sugiura

    Genetic Resources Pages: 227 - 241

13. Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center

    • Randy Scholl
    • Mary Anderson

    Genetic Resources Pages: 242 - 244

14. Recommendations for naming plant pathogenesis-related proteins

    • L. C. van Loon
    • W. S. Pierpoint
    • V. Conejero

    Genetic Resources Pages: 245 - 264

15. Use of oligonucleotide-alkaline phosphatase conjugates as non-radioactive probes for rapid analysis of a proteinase inhibitor gene fromZea mays

    • M. J. Cordero
    • I. Murillo
    • B. San Segundo

    Protocols Pages: 265 - 273

16. Protein slot blotting: An easy, rapid and reliable technique to identify the expression of a protein in transgenic plants

    • Alexandre de Kochko
    • Rongda Qu
    • Roger N. Beachy

    Protocol Pages: 274 - 278

17. Recent Advances in the Molecular Genetics of Tree Species

    • Claire Kinlaw
    • David Harry

    Reports of Meetings Pages: 279 - 284

18. Biological diversity

    • Ellen M. Reardon

    Reports of Meetings Pages: 285 - 290

19. Meetings

    Schedule of Events Pages: 291 - 294

20. Positions and fellowships available

    Legacy Pages: 296 - 296