《生物专业英语(第3版)》内容涉及细胞生物学、遗传学、动物学、植物学、微生物学、生态学、分子生物学、物种起源与进化、环境科学等。全书共15课,由课文、课后练习、拓展信息、阅读理解和阅读材料等部分组成。书后附有练习答案、词汇表、参考文献。内容涉及面广,取材新颖,难易适度,充分反映现代生物学的发展趋势。

Lesson One Inside the Living Cell: Structure and Function of Internal Cell Parts 1
Glossary 4
Exercises 6
Additional Information 9
Symbols Commonly Used 9
Reading Comprehension 10
Reading Materials11
The Construction of Cells 11

Lesson Two Photosynthesis 14
Glossary 16
Exercises 17
Additional Information20
Skills for Writing and Publishing Manuscripts (Ⅰ)20
Reading Comprehension 27
Reading Materials 28
How Cells Make ATP 28
Using the Electrons Generated by the Citric Acid Cycle to Make ATP 28

Lesson Three Cellular Reproduction: Mitosis and Meiosis 30
Glossary 33
Exercises 34
Additional Information 37
Skills for Writing and Publishing Manuscripts (Ⅱ) 37
Reading Comprehension 43
Reading Material s44
What Is Biology 44
The Value of Biology 44
Biological Problems 45

Lesson Four Foundations of Genetics 47
Glossary 49
Exercises 50
Additional Information 54
Skills for Writing and Publishing Manuscripts (Ⅲ) 54
Reading Comprehension 59
Reading Materials 60
Genes and Characteristics 60
Environmental Influence on Gene Expression61

Lesson Five Discovering the Chemical Nature of the Gene 63
Glossary 65
Exercises 66
Additional Information 69
Language Editing Services (Ⅰ) 69
Reading Comprehension 74
Reading Materials 75
How Is the Information in DNA Reproduced So Accurately?75
What Is the Unit of Hereditary Information?77

Lesson Six The Origin and Diversity of Life80
Glossary 82
Exercises 83
Additional Information 86
Language Editing Services (Ⅱ)86
Reading Comprehension 90
Reading Materials 91
Earth as a Stage for Life 91
The Unseen Drama: from Molecules to Cells 92

Lesson Seven Fungi: The Great Decomposers 95
Glossary 97
Exercises 98
Additional Information 101
Journal of Experimental Botany Instructions to Authors (Ⅰ) 101
Reading Comprehension 105
Reading Materials 106
The History and Scope of Microbiology 106

Lesson Eight Animal Development 117
Glossary 119
Exercises 121
Additional Information 124
Journal of Experimental Botany Instructions to Authors (Ⅱ) 124
Reading Comprehension 130
Reading Materials 131
Animals 131

Lesson Nine The Origin of Species 136
Glossary 138
Exercises 139
Additional Information 142
How to Write References 142
Reading Comprehension 149
Reading Materials 150
How Species Form 150

Lesson Ten The Ecology of Populations 154
Glossary 156
Exercises 157
Additional Information 159
Brief Introduction to Journals 159
Reading Comprehension 166
Reading Materials 168
Behavioral Ecology 168

Lesson Eleven Plant Biology Research Comes of Age in China 174
Additional Information 185
Elsevier ScienceDirect 185
Lesson TwelveThe ISI Web of Knowledge Platform: Current
and Future Directions 190
Additional Information 199
ISI Web of Knowledge 199
ISI Web of Science 201
Journal Citation Reports 203
Swine Influenza - Lessons from History Identified by the Web of Science 205

Lesson Thirteen Assessing Potential Dietary Toxicity of Heavy
Metals in Selected Vegetables and Food Crops 208
Additional Information 221
With Output and Impact Rising, China's Science Surge Rolls On 221
Thomson Reuters Impact Factor 223

Lesson Fourteen A Roadmap of Cancer Systems Biology 229
Additional Information 243
ProQuest 243
CSA ILLUMINA--Quick Reference Card 247

Lesson Fifteen Hyperaccumulation of Cadmium by Roots, Bulbs and Shoots of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) 254
Cd-Induced System of Defence in the Garlic Root Meristematic Cells 259
Additional Information 263
SpringerLink 263
Answers to Exercises 272
Glossary of Biological Terms 280
References 284