Molecular research on algae over the last decades has provided significant insights into universal biological mechanisms. This knowledge has proved essential to the field of biotechnology where research on new applications in food culture, biofuel and pharmaceuticals is underway. This new book on algal cell biology provides an overview of cutting-edge research with a focus on cytoskeleton structure/function and cytokinesis of algae.

<p>1. David Garbary<br>Programmed cell death in multicellular algae<br>Authors: David J. Garbary, Moira E. Galway, Christina E. Lord and Arunika Gunawardena Galway</p> <p>2. John Archibald<br>Gene transfer and algal cell evolution<br>Authors: John Archibald and Shinichiro Maruyama</p> <p>3. Véronique Martin-Jézéquel<br>Phaeodactylum tricornutum polymorphism: An overview<br>Authors: Véronique Martin-Jézéquel and Benoit Tesson</p> <p>4. Leonel Pereira<br>Cytological and cytochemical aspects in selected carrageenophytes (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta)<br>Author Leonel Pereira</p> <p>5. Burkhard Becker<br>Evolution of vacuolar targeting in algae<br>Authors: Burkhard Becker and Kerstin Hoef-Emden</p> <p>6. Burkhard Becker<br>Contractile vacuole function in green algae<br>Authors: Karin Buchmann and Burkhard Becker</p> <p>7. Christos Katsaros<br>Cytokinesis of brown algae<br>Authors: Christos Katsaros, Taizo Motomura, Chikako Nagasato and Makoto Terauchi</p> <p>8. Karl Hasenstein<br>Cytoskeletal control of sperm release in Chara contraria<br>Authors: Qiaojun Jin and Karl H. Hasenstein</p> <p>9. Kirsten Heimann<br>Dinoflagellate bioluminescence - a key concept for studying organelle movement<br>Authors: Kirsten Heimann, Paul L. Klerks, Karl H. Hasenstein</p> <p>10. Kirsten Heimann<br>Algal cell biology - an important tool to understand metal and herbicide toxicity<br>Author: Kirsten Heimann<br></p>