Hi Ann, Here's some text for the work program. Let me know if sth needs to be changed or shortened (probably too many references?). Steven -- ================================================================== Steven Maere, PhD Dept. of Plant Systems Biology Bioinformatics & Evolutionary Genomics research group Ghent University / VIB Technologiepark 927 B-9052 Gent BELGIUM tel: +32 9 331 3692 fax: +32 9 331 3809 email: stmae@psb.UGent.be http://www.psb.UGent.be http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be/ ==================================================================