文档介绍:ObligatorycourseforbiologystudentsPrerequisite:Generalbiology,BiochemistryMolecularBiologyThecourseistaughtinEnglish(asionallyinChinesetohelpunderstanding)Textbook:MolecularBiology(webbook)ReferenceBook:GeneVII; TheMolecularBiologyoftheCell):IntroductiontotheCourse:Objectives,CourseMechanics&AssessmentWhythiscourseinEnglish?EnglishisindeedanInternationalScientificLanguage:readingcutting-edgeliterature,studyabroad,scientificmeeting,discussionwithforeigncolleaguesetcWhatisMolecularBiology?,includingtranscription,translation,DNAreplication,:plexesofDNA,RNAandproteinTheprocessesofreplication,transcriptionandtranslationandtheirregulationsManipulationofmacromolecules,technologiescentraltomodernbiosciencesBiosphere(thesumofallEarth’secosystems)Ecosystem(munity+environment)munity(populationsofdifferentspeciesinsamearea) Population(anisms(ans Tissue Cells(1-100m,anisms) Organelles() plex Molecules(nm,atomsbondedchemically) Atoms(Å,chemicalbuilding blocksofallmatter)Thehierarchyoflivingworld:(outdoor)Micro(indoor)Ecology,icsDevBiolImmunolMolNeurobiolOthersCropsciencesAnimalhusbandryVeterinaryPathology,clinicmedicinePreventivemedicineetcFocusofotherdisciplines:Generalbiology:Anatomy,metabolism&anisms(plants,animals,microbes).Microbiology/Virology:propertiesofmicrobes/:chemicalnatureandmetabolismofbiomolecules(macro-orsmall).Biophysics:PhysicalpropertiesofbiomoleculesMolecular/ics:icinformationbetweengenerations(genotypeandphenotype).Cellbiology:Structure&:Molecularnatureofmacromoleculesandg