Chapter 1 A Rich and Colorful Biological World 1.1 Introduction to Biology Passage 1 How Did Life Begin? Passage 2 What Is Life? Passage 3 Characteristics of Living Organisms Passage 4 Biological Classification 1.2 A Splendid Animal World Passage 1 Blue Whale Passage 2 What Is a Mammal? Passage 3 How Birds Fly? Passage 4 Dog History—How and Why Dogs Were Domesticated 1.3 A Luxuriant Plant World Passage 1 Orchid Passage 2 The World's 10 Oldest Living Trees Passage 3 Flowers Passage 4 Plant Bodies—Building Plants From Cells and Modules 1.4 A Magical Microbial Kingdom Passage 1 It's a Microbial World Passage 2 The Normal Bacterial Flora of Humans (Adapted) Passage 3 Fungi Passage 4 Virus (Adapted) Chapter 2 Cell Morphology, Structure and Metabolism 2.1 Cell Morphology Passage 1 What Is a Cell? Passage 2 Plant Cell Structure Passage 3 Animal Cell Structure Passage 4 Bacterial Cell Structure 2.2 Cell Metabolism Passage 1 Metabolism Passage 2 Metabolism, Human Passage 3 Abstracts of Metabolism Papers Passage 4 Cancer Cell Metabolism Unique Features Inform New Therapeutic Opportunities 2.3 Cell Division, Differentiation, Aging, Death and Carcinogenesis Passage 1 Cell Division Passage 2 Cell Differentiation and Tissue Passage 3 Hormesis, Cell Death and Aging Passage 4 Carcinogenesis Chapter 3 Continuity and Development of Life Characteristics 3.1 Gene and Genetic Variation Passage 1 Gene Passage 2 We're All Mammals—So Why Do We Look So Different? Passage 3 Rare Form of Active Jumping Genes Found in Mammals Passage 4 Human Genetic Variation 3.2 Genetic Engineering Passage 1 Genetic Engineering: What Is Genetic Engineering? Passage 2 Genetic Engineering's Advantages&Disadvantages Passage 3 Genetic Engineering and Food Safety Passage 4 What Is Cloning? Chapter 4 Ecology and Environment 4.1 Biodiversity Conservation Passage 1 Biodiversity Passage 2 What Is Biodiversity? Passage 3 Conservation of Biodiversity Passage 4 Why Conserve Biodiversity? 4.2 Ecological System and Ecological Balance Passage 1 Ecosystem Balance and Biodiversity Part I Passage 2 Ecosystem Balance and Biodiversity—Part II Passage 3 Ecosystem Balance and Biodiversity—Part III Passage 4 Ecosystem Balance and Biodiversity—Part IV 4.3 The Impact of Human Activities on the Environment and Ecology Passage 1 The Effects of Human Activities on Environment Part I Passage 2 The Effects of Human Activities on Environment Part II Passage 3 The Effects of Human Activities on Environment—Part III Passage 4 The Effects of Human Activities on Environment Part IV 4.4 Protection of Ecology and Environment Passage 1 Agroeeology Passage 2 Managing Floodplain—Forest Restoration in European River Landscapes Passage 3 The Ecological Role of Fruit Aroma Passage 4 Landscape Ecology: Emerging Approaches for Planning and Management of Forests and Woodlands Within Britain Chapter 5 Development of Life Science 5.1 Biotechnology Passage 1 Redefining Part of a 300 Year-Old Classification System for Grouping Members of the Animal Kingdom Passage 2 Biofuel Tech Straight From the Farm Passage 3 Shining Light on Microbial Growth and Death Inside Our Guts Passage 4 Gene Drive Reversibility Introduces New Layer of Biosafety 5.2 Biomaterial Passage 1 Biomaterial Shows Promise for Type 1 Diabetes Treatment Passage 2 Making Progress in Biomaterial Design and Tissue Validation Passage 3 3D Printing Aims to Deliver Organs on Demand Passage 4 Cleveland Clinic Unveils Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2016 5.3 Biomimetics Passage 1 Cockroach-Inspired Robot Uses Body Streamlining to Negotiate Obstacles Passage 2 Flipperbot: Sea Turtles Inspire Beach-Walking Robot Passage 3 Mexican Jumping Beans May Influence Robot Design Passage 4 Robots May Receive Urine-Powered Artificial Hearts 5.4 Bioenergy Passage 1 Food Giants Shoot for 100~ Renewable Energy Target Passage 2 Biobased Economy and Resource Efficient Agriculture: a Sinergy Against Climate Change Passage 3 Rice Husk Gasifiers for Cost Competitive Rural Electrification—a Study in Ghana Passage 4 Quality and Cost Factors for Viable Production and Logistics of Biocoal 5.5 Marine Biotechnoiogy Passage 1 Innovation Will Help Develop Oman's Marine Biotechnology Sector Passage 2 Harvesting Marine Biotechnology Passage 3 The Healing Touch of Marine Biotechnology 5.6 Fermentation Engineering Passage 1 Origin of Cold-Adapted Yeasts that Make Cold Beer Passage 2 Researchers Unravel Age-Old Mystery of Why Cells Use Fermentation 5.7 Human Genome Project & Sex Chromosomes Passage 3 White Paper-Fermentation Technology: Cooking up New Therapeutics Passage 1 Human Genome Project Passage 2 New Chromosome Research Undermines Human-Chimp Similarity Claims Passage 3 DNA Research: This Is the Age of the Genome, and There Are Exciting Times Ahead Passage 4 Neanderthal Man. in Search of Lost Genomes by Svante Paabo—Review 5.8 Disease Diagnosis Passage 1 High Coronary Calcium Score May Signal Increased Risk of Cancer,Kidney and Lung Disease Passage 2 Crowdsourcing= the Answer for Rare Disease Diagnosis? Passage 3 Researchers Develop Affordable and Portable Disease Diagnostics for Developing World Passage 4 Alzheimer's Disease. 3 Million More Americans Should Get Diagnosis,Study Concludes 5.9 Gene Therapy Passage 1 Gene Therapy Scores Big Wins Against Blood Cancers Passage 2 HIV Gene Therapy Using GM Cells Hailed a Success After Trial Passage 3 Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Deaf Mice Passage 4 Eye Drops Deliver Gene Therapy for Brain Disorders 5.10 Stem Cell Research and Development Passage 1 By Cloning Mouse Neurons, Scientists Find Brain Cells With 100+Unique Mutations Passage 2 High-Fat Diet Linked to Intestinal Stem Cell Changes, Increased Risk for Cancer Passage 3 Researchers Fight Aplastic Anemia Using a Therapy Designed to Delay Ageing Passage 4 A Deeper Take on Our Sexual Nature