绝大多数人,看到 PCR 这个英文缩写,恐怕都不大明白指的是什么。不过,如果谈到像生物技术或基因工程等等科学术语,人们可能就会感到熟悉多了。PCR 就是生物技术中所谓的“聚合酶链反应”的简称,它有时甚至被称为是到日前为止生物技术史上的典范。科学家们的职业和工作对于普通人来说经常被罩上一层神秘的色彩。由上海科技教育出版社在其《哲人石丛书·当代科普名著系列》中推出的 Most people, see PCR this abbreviation, I am afraid I do not quite understand what it means. However, people may feel more familiar with scientific terminology such as biotechnology or genetic engineering. PCR is short for biotechnology called “Polymerase Chain Reaction,” and it is sometimes called the paradigm in the history of biotechnology until now. The professions and jobs of scientists are often overshadowed by ordinary people. By Shanghai Science and Education Press in its “Philosopher Shi Cong Series Contemporary Popular Science Series” in the launch