Presents the underlying physical and chemical principles of crystallization in an approachable way, provides a biochemical context in which to understand and pursue successful crystal growth, and lays out strategies for success that investigators can readily apply to their own experimental questions. For investigators in biomedicine whose studies may require a shift in focus from gene to protein product, as well as chemists and physicists interested in functions of biologically active macromolecules. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.