Part I Base Components 基础篇 Unit 1 Cell 3 Lesson 1 Cell structure 3 Lesson 2 Chemical composition of cells 7 Lesson 3 Structure and function of DNA 11 Unit 2 Microorganism 15 Lesson 4 Types of microorganisms 15 Lesson 5 Applications of microorganisms 19 Lesson 6 Evolution and morphology of viruses 21 Unit 3 Plant 25 Lesson 7 Plant evolution 25 Lesson 8 Primary and secondary growth in plants 28 Lesson 9 Plant life cycles 30 Lesson 10 Natural and artificial methods of asexual reproduction in plants 33 Unit 4 Animal 36 Lesson 11 Characteristics of the animal kingdom 36 Lesson 12 Methods of animal reproduction 39 Lesson 13 Constructing an animal phylogenetic tree 41 Unit 5 Ecology 45 Lesson 14 Food chains and food webs 45 Lesson 15 Ecosystem dynamics 47 Lesson 16 Climate change and biodiversity 49 Unit 6 Biotechnology 52 Lesson 17 Basic techniques to manipulate genetic material 52 Lesson 18 Genetically modified organisms 55 Lesson 19 Basic techniques in protein analysis 58 Part II Promotion Components 提升篇 Unit 7 Cell studies 63 Lesson 20 Mechanisms of plant cell division 63 Lesson 21 Browning phenomena in plant cell cultures 64 Lesson 22 Cell mechanics 66 Lesson 23 Stem cell research: Trends and perspectives on the evolving international landscape 67 Lesson 24 Suicide of aging cells prolongs life span in mice 70 Lesson 25 Nobel honors discoveries on how cells eat themselves 72 Unit 8 Microorganism studies 75 Lesson 26 Human adaptation to arsenic-rich environments 75 Lesson 27 Your poor diet might hurt your grandchildren’s guts 76 Lesson 28 Antibiotic use and its consequences for the normal microbiome 78 Lesson 29 The global ocean microbiome 81 Lesson 30 Gut microbes give anticancer treatments a boost 83 Lesson 31 Zika virus kills developing brain cells 86 Unit 9 Plant studies 89 Lesson 32 Abiotic and biotic stress combinations 89 Lesson 33 Does climate directly influence NPP globally? 91 Lesson 34 The effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on plants 93 Lesson 35 Sulfur deficiency–induced repressor proteins optimize glucosinolate biosynthesis in plants 94 Lesson 36 Fine roots—functional definition expanded to crop species 97 Lesson 37 Plants can gamble, according to study 100 Unit 10 Animals studies 103 Lesson 38 Marine defaunation: Animal loss in the global ocean 103 Lesson 39 Tiny DNA tweaks made snakes legless 104 Lesson 40 How Earth’s oldest animals were fossilized 107 Lesson 41 Why do zebras have stripes? 109 Lesson 42 Tiny Microbe Turns Tropical Butterfly into Male Killer 111 Lesson 43 Dogs recognize dog and human emotions 113 Unit 11 Ecology studies 115 Lesson 44 The next century of ecology 115 Lesson 45 Ninety-nine percent of the ocean’s plastic is missing 117 Lesson 46 Earth’s lakes are warming faster than its air 118 Lesson 47 Strong invaders are strong defenders—implications for the resistance of invaded communities 120 Lesson 48 Global warming favours light-coloured insects in Europe 122 Lesson 49 Carbon dioxide supersaturation promotes primary production in lakes 123 Part III Scientific Writing and Publishing in English 英语科技论文写作与发表 Unit 12 Common problems and corresponding suggestions in document indexing 127 Lesson 50 Common problems in document indexing 127 Unit 13 Composition and Writing of English Scientific Papers 133 Lesson 51 Composition of English scientific papers 133 Lesson 52 Title, author and contact information of the paper 134 Lesson 53 The writing skills of abstract and keywords 136 Lesson 54 The writing skills of the introduction 140 Lesson 55 The writing skills of materials and methods 143 Lesson 56 The writing skills of results, discussions and conlusions 148 Lesson 57 The writing skills of acknowledgements and references 152 Unit 14 Contributions and publishing skills of English scientific papers 156 Lesson 58 How to select the periodicals 156 Lesson 59 Submission process and modification process 159 References 167 Appendix 170 AppendixⅠ common Biology Core Vocabulary 170 AppendixⅡ Research Paper Example 176