Sperm-egg recognition mechanisms in mammals -- Molecular basis of mammalian egg activation -- Mechanisms of calcium regulation in sea urchin eggs and their activities during fertilization -- Regulation of oocyte growth and maturation in fish -- Nuclear transplantation in mammalian eggs and embryos -- Transgenic fish in aquaculture and developmental biology -- Axis formation during amphibian oogenesis: re-evaluating the role of the cytoskeleton -- Specifiying the dorsoanterior axis in frogs: 70 years since Spermann and Mangold.