This volume and its companion, Volume 351, are specifically designed to meet the needs of graduate students and postdoctoral students as well as researchers, by providing all the up-to-date methods necessary to study genes in yeast. Procedures are included that enable newcomers to set up a yeast laboratory and to master basic manipulations. Relevant background and reference information given for procedures can be used as a guide to developing protocols in a number of disciplines. Specific topics addressed in this book include basic techniques, making mutants, genomics, and proteomics.Topics covered include: Basic Techniques, Making Mutants, Genomics, and Proteomics ...this is an excellent collection of methods that is certain to be an important handbook for yeast researchers. -Will Prinz, National Institutes of Health for ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY (April 2003)