Genome-wide and Genome-based Research -- The Rice Genome Sequence as an Indispensable Tool for Crop Improvement -- Bioinformatics and Database of the Rice Genome -- Sequencing-based Measurements of mRNA and Small RNA -- Microarray-based Approaches to Rice Transcriptome Analysis -- High-throughput Transcriptome Analysis in Rice from a Genomic Perspective -- Active Transposons in Rice -- Homologous Recombination-dependent Gene Targeting and an Active DNA Transposon nDart-promoted Gene Tagging for Rice Functional Genomics -- T-DNA Tagging Lines -- Frequent DNA Transfer Among Mitochondrial, Plastid and Nuclear Genomes of Rice During Evolution -- Signal Transduction and Development -- Hormonal Signal Transduction in Rice -- Rice Heterotrimeric G Protein Signaling -- Genetic Control of Embryogenesis in Rice -- Photoperiodic Flowering in Rice -- Genetic Regulation of Meristem Maintenance and Organ Specification in Rice Flower Development -- Genetic Dissection of Sexual Reproduction in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) -- Molecular Studies on Cytoplasmic Male Sterility-associated Genes and Restorer Genes in Rice -- Evolution and Ecology -- Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Genus Oryza -- Chromosome and Genome Evolution in Rice -- Genetics of Speciation in Rice -- Genetic Diversity in Wild Relatives of Rice and Domestication Events -- Rice Retroposon, p-SINE, and Its Use for Classification and Identification of Oryza Species -- Improvement of Rice -- Detection and Molecular Cloning of Genes Underlying Quantitative Phenotypic Variations in Rice -- Rice Yielding and Plant Hormones -- Regulation of Iron and Zinc Uptake and Translocation in Rice -- Abiotic Stress -- Health-promoting Transgenic Rice: Application of Rice Seeds as a Direct Delivery System for Bioactive Peptides in Human Health.