1 Table of Contents: “...Chapter 1: Where it all Begins: An Overview of Promoter Recognition and Open Complex Formation...”

2 Table of Contents: “...Chapter 1: The Role of Backbone Modifications in Oligonucleotide-Based Strategies-- Chapter 2...”

3 Table of Contents: “...1. Mass Spectrometry for Metabolite Identification-- 2. 1D and 2D NMR Spectroscopy: from Metabolic...”

4 Table of Contents: “...Preface: Classical Themes and Novel Approaches in Protein Folding and Aggregation-- Chapter 1...”

5 Table of Contents: “...Nucleic acids interactions with Group I and II cations, Coordinative Bond Formation, Between Metal...”