Photobiology integrates a wide variety of scientific disciplines. As more people become aware of the many ways light interacts with chemical and biological systems, the need for a concise treatment of photobiology has become more critical. Kohen "et al." Have written just such a book, intended both as a textbook and as a reference.
The authors begin by providing a brief description of the nature of light, how it affects matter, and the means and methods of measuring it. A major section of the book is devoted to how light influences living systems, including discussions of photosynthesis, bioluminescence, regulatory mechanisms, and visual transduction of light. The last half of the book is devoted to the biomedical aspects of light, including photoimmunology, photoallergic reactions and other forms of light sensitivity, the optical properties of skin, and various ways that light can be used in therapy treatments.
Useful to photobiologists as a comprehensive overview, this book should also appeal to biomedical researchers and advanced students of photobiology.

Containing 100 black and white original photomicrographs accompanied by protocol information, this book shows organelles' structures, interaction, and organization into complexes. It includes a color insert that illustrates some of the most characteristic organelle features, microcompartmentalization, and alterations as investigated by one or more probes simultaneously. Each section provides a brief introduction and technical details of staining methods and gives explanations of unusual appearances and the cytochemical reactions when necessary. The book serves as a guide for therapeutic, diagnostic, or prognostic interpretation of images and for further research.