In 1995, Humana Press published a book edited by Dr. Bret A. Shirley entitled Protein Stability and Folding: Theory and Practice. This book detailed
the use of many of the most important techniques for studying the stability and
folding of proteins, but emphasized the Practice more than the Theory. The cur-
current volume, Protein Structure, Stability, and Folding, is a companion to the
earlier work. In this volume more emphasis is placed on the Theory, although
chapters on exciting new experimental approaches are included. Together, the
two volumes cover a broad range of experimental and computational approaches
to studying and understanding protein structure, stability, and folding.