1. New journal policy onProtocols

   Cis and Trans Pages: 2 - 2

2. How not to name a gene

   Cis and Trans Pages: 2 - 3

3. Appointments and awards

   • Philip N. Benfey
   • Gloria Coruzzi

   Announcement Pages: 4 - 4

4. Gene nomenclature

   • Brian Smith-White

   Letters to the Editor Pages: 5 - 8

5. More on naming plant genes

   • Leon Dure

   Letters to the Editor Pages: 8 - 11

6. InE. coli, It’s still “uidA”—Not “gusA”

   • Mary Berlyn

   Letters to the Editor Pages: 11 - 80

7. Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of recalcitrant crops

   • Monique F. van Wordragen
   • Hans J. M. Dons

   Review Pages: 12 - 36

8. Non-destructive assay systems for detection of β-glucuronidase activity in higher plants

   • Thomas Martin
   • Renate Schmidt
   • Wolf B. Frommer

   Protocol Pages: 37 - 46

9. Detection of minisatellite sequences inPhaseolus vulgaris

   • T. Stockton
   • G. Sonnante
   • P. Gepts

   Protocol Pages: 47 - 59

10. Isolation of plant DNA: A fast, inexpensive, and reliable method

    • Pierre Guillemaut
    • Laurence Maréchal-Drouard

    Protocol Pages: 60 - 65

11. A rapid DNA extraction method for sugarcane and its relatives

    • Rhonda J. Honeycutt
    • Bruno W. S. Sobral
    • James E. Irvine

    Protocol Pages: 66 - 72

12. Errata

    • I. K. Vasil
    • Vernon
    • Bohnert

    Erratum Pages: 72 - 72

13. Meetings

    Schedule of Events Pages: 73 - 80