目前人们正在谈论的新技术革命,基因工程是其重要标志之一。近几年,基因工程热冲击着整个世界。一些听起来类似神话、然而却是事实的新产品几乎每天都在产生。世界许多地方纷纷成立基因工程公司,总投资在数十亿美元以上。我们现就基因工程及其在医药学方面的应用作一简单介绍。基因及其性质人类在长期的实践中早已注意到遗传这个现象。各种生物繁殖的后代都象亲体,但又不完全象 Currently people are talking about the new technological revolution, genetic engineering is one of its important signs. In recent years, genetic engineering has hit the entire world with heat. Some new products, which sound like myths but are the truth, are produced almost daily. Gene engineering companies have been set up in many parts of the world with a total investment of billions of dollars. We now make a brief introduction of genetic engineering and its application in medicine. Genes and their properties Humans have long been aware of the phenomenon of inheritance in their long practice. All kinds of biological breeding offspring are like the body, but not exactly like