1. The cellular computer DNA: Program or data

   • Henri Atlan
   • Moshe Koppel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 335 - 348

2. Distribution of the number of matches between nucleotide sequences

   • Ingrid Rinsma
   • Michael Hendy
   • David Penny

   OriginalPaper Pages: 349 - 358

3. Optimal sequence alignment allowing for long gaps

   • Osamu Gotoh

   OriginalPaper Pages: 359 - 373

4. Generation cycles in stage structured populations

   • V. A. A. Jansen
   • R. M. Nisbet
   • W. S. C. Gurney

   OriginalPaper Pages: 375 - 396

5. Activity in cortical-like neural systems: Short-range effects and attention phenomena

   • F. Ventriglia

   OriginalPaper Pages: 397 - 429

6. Minimum message length encoding and the comparison of macromolecules

   • L. Allison
   • C. N. Yee

   OriginalPaper Pages: 431 - 453

7. The expected fraction of clonable genomic DNA

   • Betty Tang
   • Michael S. Waterman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 455 - 475

8. Book reviews

   • Robert Rosen
   • W. Horsthemke
   • Calvin J. Ribbens

   BookReview Pages: 477 - 482

9. Announcements

   Announcement Pages: 483 - 484

10. Editorial: Software survey section

    EditorialNotes Pages: I - IV