生物專業(yè)英語（第二版）

Chapter 1 Introduction to Biology  1
1.1 What is Biology?  1
1.2 The Origin of Life  4
1.3 The Significance of Biology in Your Life  8
1.4 The History of Biology—Additional Reading  11
Chapter 2 Microbiology  15
2.1 The Scope and Relevance of Microbiology  15
2.2 The Future of Microbiology  21
2.3 Prokaryotes, Eukaryotic Microbes and Viruses  26
2.4 Extreme Microbes—Additional Reading  31
Chapter 3 Cellular Biology  34
3.1 The Discovery of Cells  34
3.2 Basic Properties of Cells  37
3.3 The Concepts in Mammalian Cell Culture—Additional Reading  42
Chapter 4 Botany—Plant Biology  49
4.1 The Scope and Importance of Botany  49
4.2 Flowers, Fruits and Seeds of Plants  52
4.3 Photosynthesis  56
4.4 Some Achievements of Transgenic Plants—Additional Reading  59
Chapter 5 Zoology—Animal Biology  65
5.1 What is Zoology?  65
5.2 Tissues, Organs and Organ Systems of Animals  67
5.3 Transgenic Animals—Additional Reading  72
Chapter 6 Molecular Genetics  76
6.1 Gene and Chromosomes  76
6.2 Functional Structure of a Gene  79
6.3 Gene Expression  83
6.4 Essentials for Genetic Engineering—Additional Reading  86
Chapter 7 Biochemistry  91
7.1 Enzymes  91
7.2 Metabolism  93
7.3 Energy Transformation  96
7.4 Protein crystallization—Additional Reading  100
Chapter 8 Ecology  104
8.1 What is Ecology?  104
8.2 Ecosystems  107
8.3 Biodiversity—Additional Reading  110
Chapter 9 Biotechnology  114
9.1 Biotechnology Overview  114
9.2 Recombinant DNA Technology  118
9.3 Recombinant Protein Expression  121
9.4 Bioalcohols—Additional Reading  124
Chapter 10 Genomics  128
10.1 The First Sequenced Genomes  128
10.2 The Functional Genomics  131
10.3 Proteomics  134
10.4 Bioinformatics—Additional Reading  137
Appendix Ⅰ Answers to Exercises  140
Appendix Ⅱ Index of Professional Words and Phrases. 157
References  171