生物学英语阅读

　　《生物学英语阅读》精选了生物学基础知识、基本理论、基本技能及生物技术应用的一些代表性论文本，涉及从生物学宏观到微观的多个分支学科领域。《生物学英语阅读》所选文本均为英语文本，每个文本之后有Vocabulary，Useful Expressions和Questions三个板块，让读者好地掌握文本。《生物学英语阅读》旨在提高生物学专业师生的英语语音及在专业性学术交流中的英语实际应用能力，适用于药学、中药学、生物学等专业师生使用。

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Chapter 1 A Rich and Colorful Biological World
1．1 Introduction to Biology
Passage 1 How Did Life Begin?
Passage 2 What Is Life?
Passage 3 Characteristics of Living Organisms
Passage 4 Biological Classification
1．2 A Splendid Animal World
Passage 1 Blue Whale
Passage 2 What Is a Mammal?
Passage 3 How Birds Fly?
Passage 4 Dog History—How and Why Dogs Were Domesticated
1．3 A Luxuriant Plant World
Passage 1 Orchid
Passage 2 The World's 10 Oldest Living Trees
Passage 3 Flowers
Passage 4 Plant Bodies—Building Plants From Cells and Modules
1．4 A Magical Microbial Kingdom
Passage 1 It's a Microbial World
Passage 2 The Normal Bacterial Flora of Humans （Adapted）
Passage 3 Fungi
Passage 4 Virus （Adapted）
Chapter 2 Cell Morphology， Structure and Metabolism
2．1 Cell Morphology
Passage 1 What Is a Cell?
Passage 2 Plant Cell Structure
Passage 3 Animal Cell Structure
Passage 4 Bacterial Cell Structure
2．2 Cell Metabolism
Passage 1 Metabolism
Passage 2 Metabolism， Human
Passage 3 Abstracts of Metabolism Papers
Passage 4 Cancer Cell Metabolism Unique Features Inform New Therapeutic Opportunities
2．3 Cell Division， Differentiation， Aging， Death and Carcinogenesis
Passage 1 Cell Division
Passage 2 Cell Differentiation and Tissue
Passage 3 Hormesis， Cell Death and Aging
Passage 4 Carcinogenesis
Chapter 3 Continuity and Development of Life Characteristics
3．1 Gene and Genetic Variation
Passage 1 Gene
Passage 2 We're All Mammals—So Why Do We Look So Different?
Passage 3 Rare Form of Active Jumping Genes Found in Mammals
Passage 4 Human Genetic Variation
3．2 Genetic Engineering
Passage 1 Genetic Engineering： What Is Genetic Engineering?
Passage 2 Genetic Engineering's Advantages&Disadvantages
Passage 3 Genetic Engineering and Food Safety
Passage 4 What Is Cloning?
Chapter 4 Ecology and Environment
4．1 Biodiversity Conservation
Passage 1 Biodiversity
Passage 2 What Is Biodiversity?
Passage 3 Conservation of Biodiversity
Passage 4 Why Conserve Biodiversity?
4．2 Ecological System and Ecological Balance
Passage 1 Ecosystem Balance and Biodiversity Part I
Passage 2 Ecosystem Balance and Biodiversity—Part II
Passage 3 Ecosystem Balance and Biodiversity—Part III
Passage 4 Ecosystem Balance and Biodiversity—Part IV
4．3 The Impact of Human Activities on the Environment and Ecology
Passage 1 The Effects of Human Activities on Environment Part I
Passage 2 The Effects of Human Activities on Environment Part II
Passage 3 The Effects of Human Activities on Environment—Part III
Passage 4 The Effects of Human Activities on Environment Part IV
4．4 Protection of Ecology and Environment
Passage 1 Agroeeology
Passage 2 Managing Floodplain—Forest Restoration in European River Landscapes
Passage 3 The Ecological Role of Fruit Aroma
Passage 4 Landscape Ecology： Emerging Approaches for Planning and Management of Forests and Woodlands Within Britain
Chapter 5 Development of Life Science
5．1 Biotechnology
Passage 1 Redefining Part of a 300 Year-Old Classification System for Grouping Members of the Animal Kingdom
Passage 2 Biofuel Tech Straight From the Farm
Passage 3 Shining Light on Microbial Growth and Death Inside Our Guts
Passage 4 Gene Drive Reversibility Introduces New Layer of Biosafety
5．2 Biomaterial
Passage 1 Biomaterial Shows Promise for Type 1 Diabetes Treatment
Passage 2 Making Progress in Biomaterial Design and Tissue Validation
Passage 3 3D Printing Aims to Deliver Organs on Demand
Passage 4 Cleveland Clinic Unveils Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2016
5．3 Biomimetics
Passage 1 Cockroach-Inspired Robot Uses Body Streamlining to Negotiate Obstacles
Passage 2 Flipperbot： Sea Turtles Inspire Beach-Walking Robot
Passage 3 Mexican Jumping Beans May Influence Robot Design
Passage 4 Robots May Receive Urine-Powered Artificial Hearts
5．4 Bioenergy
Passage 1 Food Giants Shoot for 100~ Renewable Energy Target
Passage 2 Biobased Economy and Resource Efficient Agriculture： a Sinergy Against Climate Change
Passage 3 Rice Husk Gasifiers for Cost Competitive Rural Electrification—a Study in Ghana
Passage 4 Quality and Cost Factors for Viable Production and Logistics of Biocoal
5．5 Marine Biotechnoiogy
Passage 1 Innovation Will Help Develop Oman's Marine Biotechnology Sector
Passage 2 Harvesting Marine Biotechnology
Passage 3 The Healing Touch of Marine Biotechnology
5．6 Fermentation Engineering
Passage 1 Origin of Cold-Adapted Yeasts that Make Cold Beer
Passage 2 Researchers Unravel Age-Old Mystery of Why Cells Use Fermentation
5．7 Human Genome Project & Sex Chromosomes
Passage 3 White Paper-Fermentation Technology： Cooking up New Therapeutics
Passage 1 Human Genome Project
Passage 2 New Chromosome Research Undermines Human-Chimp Similarity Claims
Passage 3 DNA Research： This Is the Age of the Genome， and There Are Exciting Times Ahead
Passage 4 Neanderthal Man． in Search of Lost Genomes by Svante Paabo—Review
5．8 Disease Diagnosis
Passage 1 High Coronary Calcium Score May Signal Increased Risk of Cancer，Kidney and Lung Disease
Passage 2 Crowdsourcing= the Answer for Rare Disease Diagnosis?
Passage 3 Researchers Develop Affordable and Portable Disease Diagnostics for Developing World
Passage 4 Alzheimer's Disease． 3 Million More Americans Should Get Diagnosis，Study Concludes
5．9 Gene Therapy
Passage 1 Gene Therapy Scores Big Wins Against Blood Cancers
Passage 2 HIV Gene Therapy Using GM Cells Hailed a Success After Trial
Passage 3 Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Deaf Mice
Passage 4 Eye Drops Deliver Gene Therapy for Brain Disorders
5．10 Stem Cell Research and Development
Passage 1 By Cloning Mouse Neurons， Scientists Find Brain Cells With 100+Unique Mutations
Passage 2 High-Fat Diet Linked to Intestinal Stem Cell Changes， Increased Risk for Cancer
Passage 3 Researchers Fight Aplastic Anemia Using a Therapy Designed to Delay Ageing
Passage 4 A Deeper Take on Our Sexual Nature