The 21st IUBMB and the 12th FAOBMB International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2009-Congress) was taked place in Shanghai on 2-7 August, 2009. The Chinese Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will host this prestigious Congress.

The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and an international committee of taxonomists � scientists responsible for species exploration and classification � today announce the top 10 new species described in 2008.