本教材的選材以各生物分支學科的英文原版教材為主，內容選材豐富、知識點較新，各章節(jié)內容比例適當、難易程度適中，英語方式表達純正。
在每章開篇通過“本章中文導讀”對其各節(jié)知識點以及該章節(jié)的學習要點進行簡要介紹，而且在每章節(jié)后使用“NotestotheDifficultSentences”
對重要的疑難專業(yè)英語知識進行翻譯。
通過在每篇文章中標注專業(yè)詞匯的具體位置，使得學生在學習時能更快找到它們在文中的語境，更好地理解其含義及其使用方法。
在各章節(jié)主講內容基礎上，多以各分支學科的最新研究動態(tài)(或熱點)為主，增加補充相關材料以提高新穎性和趣味性。
本教材為各章節(jié)編排了豐富的習題。有為提高學生對專業(yè)英語詞匯準確理解而設置的“Matching”練習，也有為提高學生專業(yè)英語的閱讀能力而設置的“TrueorFalse”和“ReadingComprehension”練習，有為提高學生專業(yè)英語翻譯水平而設置的“TranslationfromEnglish toChinese”練習，也有為提高學生專業(yè)英語寫作能力而設置的“Tmnslation from ChinesetoEnglish”練習。
本書適合作為普通高等院校生物專業(yè)的專業(yè)英語教材，也可以作為研究生或者出國深造者提高專業(yè)英語水平的參考書。
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——AdditionalReading
Chapter 4 Botany——Plant Biology
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——AdditionalReading
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——AdditionalReading
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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