Chapter 1 Introduction to Biology
1.1 What is Biology?
1.2 The Origin of Life
1.3 The Significance of Biology in Your Life
1.4 The History of Biology——Additional Reading
Chapter 2 Microbiology
2.1 The Scope and relevance of Microbiology
2.2 The Future of Microbiology
2.3 Prokaryotes, Eukaryotic Microbes and Viruses
2.4 Extreme Microbes——Additional Reading
Chapter 3 Cellular Biology
3.1 The Discovery of Cells
3.2 Basic Properties of Cells
3.3 The Concepts in Mammalian Cell Culture——Additional Reading
Chapter 4 Botany——Plant Biology
4.1 The Scope and Importance of Botany
4.2 Flowers, Fruits and Seeds of Plants
4.3 Photosynthesis
4.4 Some Achievements of Transgenic Plants——Additional Reading
Chapter 5 Zoology——Animal Biology
5.1 What is Zoology?
5.2 Tissues, Organs and Organ Systems of Animals
5.3 Transgenic Animals——Additional Reading
Chapter 6 Molecular Genetics
6.1 Gene and Chromosomes
6.2 Functional structure of a gene
6.3 Gene Expression
6.4 Essentials for Genetic Engineering——Additional Reading
Chapter 7 Biochemistry
7.1 Enzymes
7.2 Metabolism
7.3 Energy Transformation
7.4 Protein crystallization——Additional Reading
Chapter 8 Ecology
8.1 What is Ecology?
8.2 Ecosystems
8.3 Biodiversity——Additional Reading
Chapter 9 Biotechnology
9.1 Biotechnology
9.2 Recombinant DNA Technology
9.3 Recombinant Protein Expression
9.4 Bioalcohols——Additional Reading
Chapter 10 Genomics
10.1 The First Sequenced Genomes
10.2 The Functional Genomics
10.3 Proteomics
10.4 Bioinformatics——Additional Reading
Appendix Ⅰ Answers to Exercises
Appendix Ⅱ Index of Professional Words and Phrases
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