Electron microscopy methods and protocols. Edited by M. A. Nasser Hajibagheri. Totowa, NJ, USA: Humana Press, 1999. Pp. xi + 283 (paper). Price US $89.50. ISBN 0-89603-640-5.

This practical compendium, Vol. 117 in the series Methods in Molecular Biology, is a collection of 15 articles dealing with `a wide range of applications for the examination of cells, tissues, biological macromolecules, molecular structures and their interactions'. It is `designed for the established researcher… and for the newcomer who wishes to move into the field.'