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BOOK NEWS are also provided. The species are drawn from a wide range of genera, amongst which are Amanita, Auricularia, Cantharellus, Cookeina, Lactarius, Marasmius, Polyporus, Russula, Schizophyllum, and Termitomyes. The text has detailed macro- and microscopic descriptive data, information on ecology and distribution, and notes discussing the separation from similar taxa – but surprisingly not on preparation or taste. A comprehensive glossary is provided, and the reference list is extensive. The authors, all who have experience of working in the region, have clearly put an immense amount of thought into the volume and it is deserves to be widely distributed in central Africa. On the back cover, Bart Buyck states that the book should occupy prime position in the libraries of mycologists, particularly for the full introduction and practical approach; I totally concur with his sentiments. The concept of making this work freely available in developing countries can only be applauded and was made possible by the foresight of the Belgian Development Cooperation. That is an aspect of capacity building which is too often overlooked in aid programmes. My one sadness is that the text is entirely in French, as an English translation would be so valuable for use in the non-Francophone countries in the region; it would be tremendous if additional funds to do that could be found. Love, Sex and Mushrooms: adventures of a woman in science. By Cardy Raper. 2011. ISBN 978-0-615-43440-7. Pp. xii + 254, illustr. Burlington, VE: C. Raper. Price: US$ 18.95. This is a very personal, and in parts emotive, account of aspects of both the personal and professional life of Cardy Raper, the wife of the renowned fungal geneticist John R. Raper (1911 –1974) 1 and well-known for his monograph on the genetics of sexuality in macromycetes (Raper 1966). She recounts the trials she has experienced in establishing herself as a respected fungal geneticist in her own right, in an academic climate which often seemed to conspire against female scientists. She also documents the tedious and often frustrating attempts to obtains samples of hormones involved in the sexual behaviour of Achlya, and to obtain isolates of elusive mating types before their work changed its focus to Schizophyllum commune – a change in course largely due to graduate student Haig Papazian arriving from London. There are insights into her experiences as a faculty wife in the USA and as a mother, and into her personal life and relationship problems that she had to contend with. There are also, perhaps sometimes tongue-in-cheek, asides about other mycological luminaries she encountered or who influenced her, such as Karl Esser and Dirk Wessels. The actual science is not described in detail, however, though there are tantalizing tid-bits here and there; not being a fungal geneticist, I would have found citations and discussions of actual papers illuminating (those by Cardy are, however, listed on her website, http://cardyraper.com). Cardy comes over as a person determined to succeed and full of enthusiasm for her chosen area of science. This autobiography demonstrates that a scientific path can be long and hard, and that is something as true now as it was during Cardy’s struggling years – especially when tenure is now so difficult to secure in many countries. The preliminary pages include comments from two distinguished fungal geneticists, Lorna Casselton and Peter Day. Lorna’s ends with the phrase “This is the personal account of an exceptional scientist”, and Peter’s with the remark that she lived up to the slogan of a Harvard band, “Illegitimum non carborundrum: don’t let the bastards grind you down”. It could be seen either as a cautionary tale or as an inspiration to aspiring researchers, and of course will also be of interest to those wishing to know more of both John and Cardy’s backgrounds. 1 Brother of Kenneth B. Raper (1908–1987). Raper JR (1966) Genetics of Sexuality in Higher Fungi. New York: Ronald Press. (66) ima fUNGUS
FORTHCOMING MEETINGS International and regional meetings which are entirely mycological or have a mycological content 2012 International Association for Lichenology (IAL7) – Lichens: from genome to ecosystems in a changing world 9–13 January 2012 Bangkok, Thailand Contact: Lichen Research Unit, Ramkhamhaeng University; e-mail: lichen.ial7@gmail.com Fungal Pathogens: from basic biology to drug discovery [A Keystone Symposium] 15–20 January 2012 Community Convention Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA FORTHCOMING MEETINGS 5 th Advances Against Aspergillosis 26–28 January 2012 Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre, Istanbul, Turkey Contact: Hartley Taylor Medical Communications, Henderson House, New Road, Princess Risborough, Buckinghamshire HP27 0JN, UK; derry@hartleytaylor.co.uk International Conference on Mycology and Plant Pathology: Biotechnological Approaches 27–29 February 2012 Baranas Hindu University, Varanai, India Contact: Dr Ravindra N. Kharwar, Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, Baranas Hindu University, Varanai, 221005 India; rnkharwar@ gmail.com or icmpb2012@gmail.com 11 th European Congress of Fungal Genetics 30 March–2 April 2012 Phillips-Universität Marburg, Germany Contact: Congress Office, c/o Intelligent Events, 126 High Street, Dunblane, Perthsire FK15 0ER, UK; contact@ecfg.info CBS Symposium: One <strong>Fungus</strong> = Which Name? [In collaboration with the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi and the International Commission on the Taxonomy of Fungi] 12–13 April 2012 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Contact: Pedro Crous, CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, PO Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands; p.crous@cbs.knaw.nl 18 th International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM) 11–15 June 2012 Berlin, Germany 2 nd Annual International Symposium on Mycology (ISM-2012) 30 July–1 August 2012 Guangzhou, China Contact: Maya Chen, East Area F11 Building 1, Dalian Ascendas IT Park, 1 Hui Xian Yuan, Dalian Hi-Tech Industrial Zone, LN 116025, China; maya@bitconferences.com volume 2 · no. 2 (67)
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