Preface -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Ch. 1: Introduction -- Ch. 2: Defence against plant pathogens -- Ch. 3: Gene silencing in fungal organisms -- Ch. 4: RNA interference in the nematode C. elegans -- Ch. 5: RNA silencing in drosophila and mosquitoes -- Ch. 6: RNA silencing in protozoa -- Ch. 7: Examples of RNA silencing in lower metazoa -- Ch. 8: Gene silencing in non-mammalian vertebrates -- Ch. 9: RNA silencing in mammals I -- Ch. 10: RNA silencing in mammals II -- Ch. 11: RNA silencing in angiosperm plants I -- Ch. 12: RNA silencing in angiosperm plants II -- Epilogue -- References -- Appendix: The use of RNAi for gene therapy (Eithan Galun) -- Index