<p>1- The physiology and molecular biology of sponge tissues</p> <p>Sally P. Leys and April Hill</p> <p>2- Sponge-microbe symbioses: recent advances and new directions</p> <p>Robert W. Thacker and Christopher J. Freeman</p> <p>3- Nutrient fluxes through sponges: biology, budgets, and ecological implications</p> <p>Manuel Maldonado, Marta Ribes and Fleur C. van Duyl</p> <p>4- Sponge chemical diversity: from biosynthetic pathways to ecological roles</p> <p>Gregory Genta-Jouve and Olivier P. Thomas</p> <p>5- Biosilica: molecular biology, biochemistry and function in demosponges as well</p> <p>as its applied aspects for tissue engineering</p> <p>Xiaohong Wang, Heinz C. Schröder, Matthias Wiens, Ute Schloßmacher and Werner</p> <p>E.G. Müller</p> <p>6- Cultivation of sponges, sponge cells and symbionts: achievements and future prospects</p> <p>Klaske J. Schippers, Detmer Sipkema, Ronald Osinga, Hauke Smidt, Shirley A.</p> <p>Pomponi, Dirk E. Martens and Rene H. Wijffels</p>