1958年是中国历史上一个令人难忘的年头。在“大跃进”的声浪中,千百万急于摆脱几个世纪以来贫穷落后帽子的中国人用豪言壮语设定了许多令人难以置信的雄伟目标。中国的科学家们也热切希望做出举世瞩目的科学成就。在当时的中国科学院上海生物化学研究所,各种各样的想法一个接一个地被提出来,经过激烈的讨论,而又一个又一个地被否决掉。当时争论极为热烈,经常是两三个人同时争着发言,所以现在很难想起确切地是谁首先提出了人工合成蛋白质的想法。不过,这一主张一 1958 is an unforgettable year in Chinese history. In the waves of the “Great Leap Forward,” millions of Chinese people eager to get rid of poverty and backwardness hatred for centuries have set many unbelievably ambitious goals with rhetoric. Chinese scientists are also eager to make world-renowned scientific achievements. At that time, the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, a variety of ideas were put forward one by one, after intense discussion, but one after another rejected. At that time, the debate was overwhelmingly enthusiastic. Often, two or three individuals were vying to speak at the same time. It is hard to remember exactly who originally proposed the idea of ​​synthetic protein. However, this one proposition