目录 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 Animalia3 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 Components4 THE CHEMICAL BASF LIFE 4.1 The Chemical Units of Life:Elements and Molecules 4.2 Carbohydrates 4.3 Lipids 4.4 Proteins 4.5 Nucleic Acids5 ENERGY AND METABOLISM6 CELLULAR RESPIRATION : HARVESTING CHEMICAL ENERGY7 PHOTOSYNTHESIS8 REPRODUCTION AND THE TRANSMISSION OF GENETIC MATERIALS9 DNA: THE MOLECULAR BLUEPRINT FOR LIFE10 THE REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION11 RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY12 BIOTECHNOLOGY :A REVOLUTION IN MODERN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES13 THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE14 PLANTS: STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND DEVELOPMENT15 ANIMALS: STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND DEVELOPMENT16 FUNDAMENTALS OF ECOLOGYReferencesIndex 作者介绍 JianpingXureceivedaBachelorsdegreeinAgronomyfromJiangAgriculturalUniversity,aMastersdegreeinAgriculturalMicrobiologyfromNanjingAgriculturalUniversity,andaPh.D.degreeinPopulationGeneticsandEvolutionfromUniversityofTorontoinCanada(1997).Following3.5yearsofPostdoctoraltrainingatDukeUniversityinNorthCarolina,USA,hemovedtotheDepartmentofBiologyatMcMasterUniversityinCanadatobecomeanindependentinvestigator.Heiscurrentlyanassociateprofessorandhisresearchfocusesonunderstandinghowmicrobesevolve.Hehas(co-)authoredover40peer-reviewedresearchpapers,7bookchapters,andiseditingabooktitledEvolutionaryGeneticsofFungi.HeistherecipientofanOntarioPremiersResearchExcellenceAward(2002-2007)andtheYoungInvestigatorsAwardoftheGeneticsSocietyofCanada(2005).Hisnon-scientificinterestsincluderunning,soccer,swimmingandgardening.QingyuWuisaprofessorattheDepartmentofBiologicalSciences&Biotechnology,TsinghuaUniversity(from1996).HeworkedatNanjingUniversityasanassistantprofessor(1985-1988),associateprofessor(1990-1992)andfullprofessor(1992-1996).Asavisitingscientist,heconductedresearchintheDepartmentofBiologyatWilliamPatersonUniversity,NewJersey,USA(1988-1990),intheDepartmentofBotanyatArizonaStateUniversity,USA(1993-1994),andintheDepartmentofBiologyatNiigataUniversityinJapan(1997).Prof.Wuhasdoneextensiveresearchonmolecularmicrobiology,biogeochemistryandrenewableenergyfrombiomass.Hehasreceivednumerousnationalgrantsforadvancedresearch.In1996,heobtainedNationalScienceFundforDistinguishedYoungScholars.Hisacademicachievementsincludeover100papers,threeawardsandnumerouasicresearchgrants. 序言
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