生物学专业英语

《国家双语教学示范课程配套教材·生命科学核心课程系列教材：生物学专业英语》可供高等院校生物学专业英语课学习使用和非生物学专业的生物选修课学习使用，也可供生物学相关专业教师、研究生及研究与管理人员参考使用。

本教材是在作者原版教材《普通生物学专业英语》基础上修订而成的一部简明生物学专业英语教材，包括16章，综合生物学科主要分支学科的**内容，包括植物学、动物学、微生物学、遗传学、细胞学、细胞工程与克隆、发酵工程、生物化学、酶工程、分子生物学、基因工程和转基因食品、基因组学、生物信息学、系统生物学、生态学和环境科学。另外，还有参考答案、参考文献与网址。

前言（Preface）
Chapter1SpecialKnowledgeandTechnologiesofLifeSciences生物学专业知识与技术
Unit1BiologyOverview生物学概论
1.BriefIntroduction
2.EnglishPassagesSelectedfromOriginalEnglishArticles
3.NewWordsandExplanations
4.AnalysesofComplexandLongSentences
5.Exercises
6.References
Unit2PlantBiology植物学
1.BriefIntroduction
2.EnglishPassagesSelectedfromOriginalEnglishArticles
3.NewWordsandExplanations
4.AnalysesofComplexandLongSentences
5.Exercises
6.References
Unit3AnimalBiology动物学
1.BriefIntroduction
2.EnglishPassagesSelectedfromOriginalEnglishArticles
3.NewWordsandExplanations
4.AnalysesofComplexandLongEnglishSentences
5.Exercises
6.References
Unit4Microbiology微生物学
1.BriefIntroduction
2.EnglishPassagesSelectedfromOriginalEnglishArticles
3.NewWordsandExplanations
4.AnalysesofComplexandLongSentences
5.Exercises
6.References
Unit5Genetics遗传书法家
1.BriefIntroduction
2.EnglishPassagesSelectedfromOriginalEnglishArticles
3.NewWordsandExplanations
4.AnalysesofComplexandLongSentences
5.Exercises
6.References
Unit6CellBiology细胞生物学
1.BriefIntroduction
2.EnglishPassagesSelectedfromOriginalEnglishArticles
3.NewWordsandExplanations
4.AnalysesofComplexandLongSentences
5.Exercises
6.References
Unit7CellEngineeringandAnimalCloning细胞工程与动物克隆
1.BriefIntroduction
2.EnglishPassagesSelectedfromOriginalEnglishArticles
3.NewWordsandExplanations
4.AnalysesofComplexandLongSentences
5.Exercises
6.References
Unit8FermentationEngineering发酵工程
1.BriefIntroduction
2.EnglishPassagesSelectedfromOriginalEnglishArticles
3.NewWordsandExplanations
4.AnalysesofComplexandLongSentences
5.Exercises
6.References
Unit9Biochemistry生物化学
1.BriefIntroduction
2，EnglishPassagesSelectedfromOriginalEnglishArticles
3.NewWordsandExplanations
4.AnalysesofComplexandLongSentences
5.Exercises
6.References
Unit10EnzymeEngineering酶工程
1.Brieflntroduction
2.EnglishPassagesSelectedfromOriginalEnglishArticles
3.NewWordsandExplanations
4.AnalysesofComplexandLongSentences
5.Exercises
6.References
Unit11MolecularBiology分子生物学
1.BriefIntroduction
2.EnglishPassagesSelectedfromOriginalEnglishArticles
3.NewWordsandExplanations
4.AnalysesofComplexandLongSentences
5.Exercises
6.References
Unit12GeneEngineeringandGeneticallyModifiedFoods基因工程和转基因食品
1.BriefIntroduction
2.GeneticallyModifiedFoods（GMF）
3.EnglishPassagesSelectedfromOriginalEnglishArticles
4.NewWordsandExplanations
5.AnalysesofComplexandLongSentences
6.Exercises
7.References
Unit13Genomics基因组学
1.BriefIntroduction
2，EnglishPassagesSelectedfromOriginalEnglishArticles
3.NewWordsandExplanations
4.AnalysesofComplexandLongSentences
5.Exercises
6.References
Unit14Bioinformatics生物信息学
1.BriefIntroduction
2.EnglishPassagesSelectedfromOriginalEnglishArticles
3.NewWordsandExplanations
4.AnalysesofComplexandLongSentences
5.Exercises
6.References
Unit15SystemsBiology系统生物学
1.BriefIntroduction
2.EnglishPassagesSelectedfromOriginalEnglishArticles
3.NewWordsandExplanations
4.AnalysesofComplexandLongSentences
5.Exercises
6.References
Unit16Ecology生态学
1.BriefIntroduction
2.EnglishPassagesSelectedfromOriginalEnglishArticles
3.NewWordsandExplanations
4.ExplanationsofComplexandLongEnglishSentences
5.Exercises
6.References
Chapter2TranslationTechniquesofEnglishforScienceandTechnology科技英语翻译技巧
Unit17WritingRulesofEnglishArticlesforScienceandTechnologyandExamples科技英语行文常规和实例
Unit18GeneralldiomsandExamples习惯表达法和实例
Unit19TranslationRulesandExamplesofEnglishArticlesforScienceandTechnology科技英语的翻译原则和实例
Chapter3WritingTechniquesofEnglishArticlesforScienceandTechnology专业科技论文写作技巧
Unit20EnglishArticlesforScienceandTechnologyandTheirTypes科技论文及其类型
Unit21TheCharacteristicsofEnglishArticlesforScienceandTechnology科技论文的特点
Unit22TheBasicFormatsofEnglishArticlesforScienceandTechnology科技论文的基本格式
Unit23TheWritingProceduresandTechnologiesofEnglishArticlesforScienceandTechnology科技英语文章写作步骤与技巧
Appendix附录
AppendixOneKeystotheExercises练习题答案
AppendixTwoWebsites参考网址

1.3Thesignificanceofbiology
Biologyisveryimportantforourlivesandhealth.Weoweourcurrenthighstandardoflivingtobiologicaladvancesinseveralareas：①Foodproduction.Plantandanimalbreedershavedevelopedorganismsthatprovidebettersourcesoffoodthantheorigi.nalvarieties.Improvementsinyieldhavebeenbroughtaboutinplantsandanimals.Theimprovementsintheplants，alongwithchangedfarmingpractices，haveledtogreatlyincreasedproductionoffood.Animalbreedersalsohavehadgreatsuccesses.Thepig，chicken，andcowoftodayaremuchdifferentanimalsfromthoseavailableeven100yearsago.Chickenslaymoreeggs，dairycowsgivemoremilk，andbeefcattlegrowfaster.Alloftheseimprovementsraiseourstandardofliving.Oneinterestingexampleisthechangeinthekindsofpigsthatareraised.Atonetime，farmerswantedpigsthatwerefatty.Thefatcouldbemadeintolard，soap，andavarietyofotherusefulproducts.Asthedemandforthefatproductsofpigsdeclined，animalbreedersdevelopedpigsthatgaveahighyieldofmeatandrelativelylittlefat.②Diseasecontrol.Therehasbeenfantasticprogressintheareaofhealthanddiseasecontrol.Manydiseases，suchaspolio，whoopingcough，measlesandmumps，canbeeasilycontrolledbyvaccinations.Theunderstandingofhowthehumanbodyworkshasledtotreatmentsthatcancontrolsuchdiseasesasdiabetes，highbloodpressure，andevensomekindsofcancer.Paradoxically，theseadvancescontributetoamajorbiologicalproblem：theincreasingsizeofthehumanpopulation.③Oneofthenewestapplicationsofbiologyisthedevelopmentoftechniquesforartificiallytransferringgenesfromoneorganismtoanother，usedforproducingcertainmedicinaldrugs，increasingcropproductivityandcuringcertainhumanFeneticdiseases.④Perhaps，themostimportantapplicationofbiologyistohelpusunderstandandrespondtotheenvironmentalproblems，forexample，globalchangesinweatherandclimate，andfindthesolutiontothem.
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