Chapter 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 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 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 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 Zoology——Animal Biology
5.1 What is Zoology?
5.2 Tissues, Organs and Organ Systems of Animals
5.3 Transgenic Animals——Additional Reading
Chapter 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 Biochemistry
7.1 Enzymes
7.2 Metabolism
7.3 Energy Transformation
7.4 Protein crystallization——Additional Reading
Chapter Ecology
8.1 What is Ecology?
8.2 Ecosystems 0
8.3 Biodiversity——Additional Reading
Chapter Biotechnology
9.1 Biotechnology
9.2 Recombinant DNA Technology
9.3 Recombinant Protein Expression
9.4 Bioalcohols——Additional Reading
Chapter 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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