Unit 1 1
Part A A Basic Primer on Biotechnology 1
Part B Common Themes of Biotechnology 10
Unit 2 16
Part A A Basic Primer on Mammalia Embryos 16
Part B Embryo Transfer 25
Unit 3 37
Part A Assisted Reproductive Technology 37
Part B Current Status and Future of Micromanipulation-Assisted Fertilization in Animals and Human 45
Unit 4 56
Part A Stem Cells:A Primer 56
Part B Cloning Adult Farm Animals 65
Unit 5 74
Part A Clone Technique and Its Applications 74
Part B Gene and Stem Cell Therapies 84
Unit 6 94
Part A Transgenic Animal Science:Principles and Methods 94
Part B Transgenic livestock 106
Unit 7 116
Part A What Is the Human Genome Project? 116
Part B Implications ofthe Human Genome Project for Medical Science 122
Unit 8 130
Part A Plant Biotechnology 130
Part B The Basics of Plant Biotechnology 141
Unit 9 152
Part A Meristem Culture of Orchid 152
Part B PCR 159
Unit 10 163
Part A Ti Plasmid-mediated Gene Transfer to Higher Plant Cells 163
Part B Gene 170
Unit 11 175
Part A The Application of Transgenic Technique in Plant Breeding 175
Part B Commercial Applications and Economic Aspects of Mass Plant Cell Culture 181
Unit 12 188
Part A Introduction to Microbial Genome Project 188
Part B Shared Characteristics of Life 192
Unit 13 197
Part A "Mad Cow"Disease 197
Part B AIDS,HIV and The Immune System 204
Unit 14 210
Part A Biological Analysis in Environmental Monitoring 210
Part B Clean Technology 217
参考译文 226
Keys to exercises 274