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My Scientist Friend

With more than 300 papers published in national and international atmospheric science journals, Prof. Chen's contribution to meteorology will forever leave a mark in Taiwan, especially in deciphering heavy rainfalls and transport pathways of Asian dust. His groundbreaking discoveries have improved

My Scientist Friend: Savior of the Global Food Crisis - Chang Te-Tzu

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Provider TaiwanPlus

In the 1970s, Taiwan played a critical role in solving the Asian food crisis, and the man behind the scenes was Taiwanese breeder Chang Te-Tzu. At that time, he saw the benefit of incorporating the sd-1 semidwarfing gene from Taiwan, which confers high productivity on tropical rice. This four-part documentary retraces the historical journey of this committed scientist.

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