Contents Introduction 1 C. W. Sensen Application Domains 1 Genome Projects of Model Organisms 5 A. Pühler, D. Jording, J. Kalinowski D. Buttgereit, R. Renkowitz-Pohl, L. Altschmied, A. E. Danchin, H. Feldmann, H.-P Klenk, M. Kröger 2 The Human Genome Project 41 L. C Tsai, S. 1F Scherer 3 GeneticDiscases 61 G. Dellaire 4 Pharmaceutical Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery 105 C S. Ramanathan, D. B. Davison 5 Agri-Food and Genomics 127 1. A. P. Parkin, S. J. Robinson, A. G. Sharpe, K. Rozwadowski, D. Hegedus, D. J. Lydiate Bioinformatics DNA Technologies E. M. Zdabnov, R. Lopez, R. Apweiler, 6 Genomic Mapping and Positional Cloning. with Emphasis on Plant Science 145 A. Vanarichit, S. Tragoonrung, TToojinda 7 SequencingTechnology :165 L. R. Middendorf P G. Humphrey, N. Narayanan, S. C. Roemer 8 A DNA Microarray Fabrication Strategy for Research Laboratories 209 D. C. Tessier, E Benoit, T. Rigby, H. Hogues, Van het Hoog, D. Thamas, R. Braussenu Potein Technologies 9 Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis and Mass Spectrometry for Proteomic Studies: State-of-the-Art 223 D. Figeys 10 Proteome Analysis by Capillary Electro- phoresis 253 N. J. Dovichi, Shen Hu, D. Michels, Z. Zhang, S. N. Krylov 11 Using the Molecular Biology Data 263 T Etzold 12 Tools for DNA Technologies 285 P. Rice 13 ToolsforProteinTechnologies 309 D.S.Wishart 14 Structure Information 329 M. Cygler, A. Matte, J. D. Schrag 15 Genomic Data Representation through Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Images - MAGPIE as an Example 345 P. Gordon, T. Gausterland, C. W. Sensen 16 InteractionDatabases 365 G. D. Bader, C. W. V. Hogue 17 Ethical Aspects of Genome Research and Banking 381 B. M. Knoppers 18 Genomics - Five Years from Now 397 C. W. Sensen Index 407 Color Figures see http://www.wiley-vch.de/books/info/ 3-527-30541-6