In the opening chapter of this collection, Sergej Jarqin (People's Friendship U. of Russia) lays out his claim that many publications overestimated the medical consequences of the Chernobyl accident and elevated background radiation. Topics of the other nine papers include artificial metabolic manipulation of artemisinin biosynthesis, incentive-compatible targeting for agricultural policy, the role of MIF in UV-induced damage, and applying molecular biology techniques to evaluate oil field microbial diversity. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)