本书是关于介绍“生物技术英语”的教学用书，深入浅出的阐述了生物技术领域基础知识和科研成果，全书共有14个单元，每一单元都作了详细的注释，并附有练习和思考题。

本书适合英语专业本科学生以及从事相关工作的专业人士学习、参考使用。

本书精选了有一定理论深度，并能深入浅出阐述该技术领域基础知识和科研成果的文章，有助于读者理解并增加了趣味性和可读性。

为了更好地学习科学知识和科技英语，每一单元我们精选了两篇，分为Part A和Part B两部分，每篇都作了详细的注释，Part A给出了参考译文，并附有练习和思考题。本书适合大学本科学生作为专业英语教材使用，也可作为科技人员的参考阅读使用。

Unit 1

  Part A A Basic Primer on Biotechnology

  Part B Common Themes of Biotechnology

Unit 2

  Part A A Basic Primer on Mammalia Embryos

  Part B Embryo Transfer

Unit 3

  Part A Assisted Reproductive Technology

  Part B Current Status and Future of Micromanipulation Assisted Fertilization in Animals and Human

Unit 4

  Part A Stem Cells: A Primer

  Part B Cloning Adult Farm Animals

Unit 5

  Part A Clone Technique and Its Applications

  Part B Gene and Stem Cell Therapies

Unit 6

  Part A Transgenic Animal Science:Principles and Methods

  Part B Transgenic livestock

Unit 7

  Part A What Is the Human Genome Project?

  Part B Implications of the Human Genome Project for Medical Science

Unit 8

  Part A Plant Biotechnology

  Part B The Basics of Plant Biotechnology

Unit 9

  Part A Meristem Culture of Orchid

  Part B PCR

Unit 10

  Part A Ti Plasmid-mediated Gene Transfer to Higher Plant Cells

  Part B Gene

Unit 11

  Part A The Application of Transgenic Technique in Plant Breeding

  Part B Commercial Applications and Economic Aspects of Mass Plant Cell Culture

Unit 12

  Part A Introduction to Microbial Genome Project

  Part B Shared Characteristics of Life

Unit 13

  Part A “Mad Cow” Disease

  Part B AIDS, HIV and The Immune System

Unit 14

  Part A Biological Analysis in Environmental Monitoring

  Part B Clean Technology

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