CONTENTS

Editorial

Beyond sequence similarity – the curious case of GW/WG protein domain
W. M. KARLOWSKI .... p.303

Views and News

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J. PRZYBYŁ .... p.307

Perspectives

Transcriptome sequencing: next generation approach to RNA functional analysis
A. ŻMIEŃKO, P. JACKOWIAK, M. FIGLEROWICZ .... p.311

Opinions

Acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase – an attractive enzyme for biotechnology
J. PODKOWIŃSKI, A. TWORAK .... p.321

Review Papers

Structure and functions of lampbrush chromosomes
K. ANDRASZEK, E. SMALEC .... p.337

Genome shuffling: a method to improve biotechnological processes
K. LEJA, K. MYSZKA, K. CZACZYK .... p.345

Human cytomegalovirus infection as a lifelong health problem
M. FIGLEROWICZ, A. MODLIŃSKA-CWALIŃSKA, A. MANIA, K. MAZUR-MELEWSKA, P. KEMNITZ, K. JOŃCZYK-POTOCZNA, W. SŁUŻEWSKI .... p.352

Research Papers

Selected aspects of endothelial dysfunction and their influence on the atherosclerosis process modeled and analyzed by Petri net based approach
D. FORMANOWICZ, A. KOZAK, P. FORMANOWICZ .... p.359

Wild type root cultures of Scutellaria barbata
A. WILCZAŃSKA-BARSKA, M. KRAUZE-BARANOWSKA, M. MAJDAN, D. GŁÓD .... p.369

REVIEWERS 2010-2011 .... p.380

Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University – creating the “biological know-how” in Poznań