Unit 1 1
Part A A Basic Primer on Biotechnology 1
Part B Common Themes of Biotechnology 15
Unit 2 24
Part A A Basic Primer on Mammalia Embryos 24
Part B Embryo Transfer 40
Unit 3 58
Part A Assisted Reproductive Technology 58
Part B Current Status and Future of Micromanipulation-Assisted Fertilization in Animals and Human 70
Part A Stem Cells:A Primer 88
Unit 4 88
Part B Cloning Adult Farm Animals 102
Unit 5 117
Part A Clone Technique and its Applications 117
Part B Gene and Stem Cell Therapies 134
Unit 6 150
Part A Transgenic Animal Science:Principles and Methods 150
Part B Transgenic livestock 169
Unit 7 186
Part A What Is the Human Genome Project? 186
Part B Implications of the Human Genome Project for Medical Science 196
Part A Plant Biotechnology 209
Unit 8 209
Part B The Basics of Plant Biotechnology 228
Unit 9 247
Part A Meristem Culture of Orchid 247
Part B PCR 260
Unit 10 265
Part A Ti Plasmid-mediated Gene Transfer to Higher Plant Cells 265
Part B Gene 276
Unit 11 285
Part A The Application of Transgenic Technique in Plant Breeding 285
Part B Commercial Applications and Economic Aspects of Mass Plant Cell Culture 295
Part A Introduction to Microbial Genome Project 307
Unit 12 307
Part B Shared Characteristics of Life 313
Unit 13 321
Part A “Mad Cow”Disease 321
Part B AIDS,HIV and The Immune System 334
Unit 14 345
Part A Biological Analysis in Environmental Monitoring 345
Part B Clean Technology 357
参考译文 372
Keys to exercises 451