基础生命科学（英文版）

　　本书是吴庆余编著的《基础生命科学》的英文版，由加拿大McMaster University徐建平和清华大学吴庆余教授共同编写，是国内自编的第一本全彩色、面向大学本科学生的通识课英文版教材。本书内容简单明了，通俗易懂；基础与前沿并重；从宏观到微观，再由微观回到宏观，既深入浅出，又能既见树木又见森林。不但讲授最基本的生物学知识，还特别介绍了一些著名科学家的实验设计和研究经历，以及他们获得这些知识的实验程，有助于激发学生学习的热情和兴趣。本书语言流畅，适合作为生物科学、生物技术、生物工程等专业的生物专业英语教材和理工、师范、农林、医学院校生命科学导论课程的双语教材，还可供研究人员与高校教师参考。作者简介：Jianping Xu received a Bachelor's degree in Agronomy from Jiangxi Agricultural University， a Master's degree in Agricultural Microbiology fiom Nanjing Agricultural University， and a Ph.D. degree in Population Genetics and Evolution from University of Toronto in Canada （1997）. Following 3.5 years of Postdoctoral training at Duke University in North Carolina， USA， he moved to the Department of Biology at McMaster University in Canada to become an independent investigator. He is currently an associate professor and his research focuses on understanding how microbes evolve. He has （co-） authored over 40 peer-reviewed research papers， 7 book chapters， and is editing a book titled Evolutionam Genetics of Fungi. He is the recipient of an Ontario Premier's Research Excellence Award （2002-2007） and the Young Investigator's Award of the Genetics Society of Canada （2005）. His non-scientific interests include running， soccer， swimming and gardening.

　　Jianping Xu received a Bachelors degree in Agronomy from Jiangxi Agricultural University， a Masters degree in Agricultural Microbiology from Nanjing Agricultural University， and a Ph.D. degree in Population Genetics and Evolution from University of Toronto in Canada （1997）. Following 3.5 years of Postdoctoral training at Duke University in North Carolina， USA， he moved to the Department of Biology at McMaster University in Canada to become an independent investigator. He is currently an associate professor and his research focuses on understanding how microbes evolve. He has （co-） authored over 40 peer-reviewed research papers， 7 book chapters， and is editing a book titled Evolutionary Genetics of Fungi. He is the recipient of an Ontario Premiers Research Excellence Award （2002-2007） and the Young Investigators Award of the Genetics Society of Canada （2005）. His non-scientific interests include running， soccer， swimming and gardening.Qingyu Wu is a professor at the Department of Biological Sciences & Biotechnology， Tsinghua University （from 1996）. He worked at Nanjing University as an assistant professor （1985-1988）， associate professor （1990- 1992） and full professor （1992-1996）. As a visiting scientist， he conducted research in the Department of Biology at William Paterson University， New Jersey， USA （1988-1990）， in the Department of Botany at Arizona State University， USA （1993-1994）， and in the Department of Biology at Niigata University in Japan （1997）. Prof. Wu has done extensive research on molecular microbiology， biogeochemistry and renewable energy from biomass. He has received numerous national grants for advanced research. In 1996， he obtained National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. His academic achievements include over 100 papers， three awards and numerous basic research grants.

1 INTRODUCTION TO LIFE SCIENCE
1.1 What Is Life?
1.2 Why Do We Study Life Science?
1.3 What Will You Learn?
1.4 How Do You Study?
2 THE DIVERSITY AND TAXONOMY OF ORGANISMS
2.1 What Is Biodiversity?
2.2 The Convention on Biological Diversity
2.3 The Importance of and Threats to Biodiversity
2.4 Biological Taxonomy
2.5 The Five Kingdoms of Biological Classification
2.6 Microbial Kingdoms
2.7 Kingdom Plantae
2.8 Kingdom Animalia
3 THE CELL
3.1 The Invention of the Microscope
3.2 The Basic Concept of the Cell
3.3 Types of Cells
3.4 Cell Structure
3.5 Biological Membranes
3.6 Separation of Cellular Components
4 THE CHEMICAL BASIS OF LIFE
4.1 The Chemical Units of Life:Elements and Molecules
4.2 Carbohydrates
4.3 Lipids
4.4 Proteins
4.5 Nucleic Acids
5 ENERGY AND METABOLISM
6 CELLULAR RESPIRATION : HARVESTING CHEMICAL ENERGY
7 PHOTOSYNTHESIS
8 REPRODUCTION AND THE TRANSMISSION OF GENETIC MATERIALS
9 DNA: THE MOLECULAR BLUEPRINT FOR LIFE
10 THE REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION
11 RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY
12 BIOTECHNOLOGY :A REVOLUTION IN MODERN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
13 THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE
14 PLANTS: STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND DEVELOPMENT
15 ANIMALS: STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND DEVELOPMENT
16 FUNDAMENTALS OF ECOLOGY
References
Index