1. DNA Extraction from small blood volumes and the processing of cellulose blood cards for use in polymerase chain reaction

   • Karol Mackey
   • Amy Steinkamp
   • Piotr Chomczynski

   Research Pages: 1 - 5

2. High sensitivity analysis of gene expression in single embryonic somites using coupled reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction

   • James F. Sanzo
   • Rocky S. Tuan

   Research Pages: 7 - 15

3. Tightly controlled two-stage expression vectors employing the Flp/FRT-mediated inversion of cloned genes

   • Marian Sektas
   • Waclaw Szybalski

   Research Pages: 17 - 24

4. The nonradioisotopic representation of differentially expressed mRNA by a combination of RNA fingerprinting and differential display

   • Norbert Kociok
   • Klaus Unfried
   • Klaus Heimann

   Research Pages: 25 - 33

5. Reference cDNA library facilities available from European sources

   • Michael P. Starkey
   • Yaghesh Umrania
   • Martin J. Bishop

   Review Pages: 35 - 57

6. Freeze-drying and cryopreservation of bacteria

   • Stephen F. Perry

   Protocol Pages: 59 - 64

7. Epitope mapping by surface plasmon resonance in the BIAcore

   • Berit Johne

   Protocol Pages: 65 - 71

8. PIG-B: A homemade monophasic cocktail for the extraction of RNA

   • Kristy Weber
   • Mark E. Bolander
   • Gobinda Sarkar

   Protocol Pages: 73 - 77

9. A cost-effective plasmid purification protocol suitable for fluorescent automated DNA sequencing

   • Obaid U. Beg
   • Robert G. Holt

   Departments Pages: 79 - 83

10. Company news

    Departments Pages: 84 - 84

11. Software update

    Departments Pages: 85 - 85

12. Book reviews

    • Sue Watts
    • C. E. Dempsey

    Departments Pages: 86 - 86

13. New products for molecular biology

    Departments Pages: 87 - 87

14. Calendar

    Departments Pages: 88 - 88