Volume 3 is devoted to the latest diagnostic technology for virus diseases, particularly molecular methodologies.Diagnosis Improvements in Virus Infections of Clinical Importance; C. Kurstak et al. Diagnosis of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus Infection and the Polymerase Chain Reaction; G. Schochetman, J.J. Sninsky. The Use of Transcription-Based Amplification Systems in the Diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections; D.U. Kwoh, T.R. Gingeras. Molecular Genetics of Hepatitis C Virus and its Use in the Diagnosis of HCV Infections; E. Kurstak, et al. Synthetic Peptides in Virology; A. N?rv?nen, et al. Fast Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction on Boiled Clinical Samples for Rapid Diagnosis of Viral Infections; C. Vandenvelde, D. Van Beers. Digoxigenin Labelled Probes and Their Use in the Laboratory Diagnosis of Virus Infections; P. Heino, et al. Biospecific Interaction Analysis in Real Time Using a Biosensor System with Surface Plasmon Resonance Detection L.G. F?erstam. 3 additional articles. Index.From a review of a previous volume `The overall quality and comprehensiveness of presentation are excellent. The material is well organized and contains useful data and illustrations....The volume should be high on the list for virologists, immunologists, molecular biologists, [and] public health personnel.' The Quarterly Review of Biology