1. IUBMB Membership Countries in 2005 Adhering Bodies (yellow) and Associate Adhering Bodies (green): Argentina (Sociedad Argentina de Investigacion Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular), Australia (The Australian Academy of Science), Austria (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie), Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan Society of Biochemists and Molecular Biologists), Bangladesh* (The Bangladesh Biochemical Society), Belarus* (Belarusian Biochemical Society), Belgium (Société Belge de Biochimie et de Biologie Moléculaire), Benin* (Société de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire du Benin), Bolivia* (Academia Nacional de Sciencias de Bolivia), Brazil (Sociedade Brasileira de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular), Bulgaria* (Bulgarian Society for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology), Cameroon* (Cameroon Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Canada (National Research Council of Canada), Chile (Sociedad de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular de Chile), China (The Chinese Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanghai), China (The Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Taipei), Croatia (Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Cuba* (Cuban Section of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Cyprus (Biological Society of Cyprus), Czech Republic (Czech Academy of Science, National Committee for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Denmark (The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters), Egypt (Academy of Scientific Research and Technology), Estonia* (Estonian Biochemical Society), Finland (Societas Biochemica, Biophysica et Microbiologica Fenniae), France (Academie des Sciences, Comité National de Biochimie), Germany (Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie), Great Britain (The Biochemical Society), Greece (Hellenic Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Hong Kong* (The Hong Kong Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Hungary (Hungarian Biochemical Society, National Committee for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Iceland* (Icelandic Biochemical Society), India (Indian National Science Academy), Indonesia* (Indonesian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Ireland (Royal Irish Academy - National Committee for Biochemistry), Israel (Israel Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Italy (Societá Italiana di Biochimica e Biologia Molecolare), Japan (Science Council of Japan), Kazakhstan* (The Biochemical Society of Kazakhstan), Kenya* (The Biochemical Society of Kenya), Korea (Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Latvia (Latvian Biochemical Society), Lithuania* (Lithuanian Biochemical Society), Malaysia* (Malaysian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Mexico (Sociedad Mexicana de Bioquimica), Moldova* (Society for Biochemistry of Moldova), Nepal* (Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology), Netherlands (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences), New Zealand (The Royal Society of New Zealand), Norway (Norwegian Biochemical Society), Pakistan (Pakistan Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Panama* (Asociacion Panamena de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular), Philippines (Philippine Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Poland (Polish Academy of Sciences), Portugal (Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquimica), Romania* (Romanian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Russia (Russian Academy of Sciences), Singapore* (The Singapore National Academy of Sciences), Slovak Republic (Slovak National Committee for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Slovenia (Slovenian Biochemical Society), South Africa (South African Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Spain (Sociedad Española de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular), Sweden (The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences), Switzerland (Swiss Society for Biochemistry), Thailand (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Section of Science Society of Thailand), Togo* (Société de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire du Togo), Tunisia* (Societé Tunisienne de Chimie Biologique), Turkey (Turkish Biochemical Society), U.S.A. (National Academy of Science/National Research Council), Ukraine* (Ukrainian Biochemical Society), Uruguay* (Seccional de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular de la Sociedad Uruguaya de Biociencias), Uzbekistan (Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan), Venezuela (Asociación Venezolana de Bioquimica), Zambia* (Zambia Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Zimbabwe* (The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Society of Zimbabwe) * Associate Adhering Bodies