本世纪初，中国有8700个种子公司。但无一能够研发出美国孟山都、杜邦公司那种级别的产品。最后只剩下一条路：theft.
(我们尚处于蛮荒时代的文科的潜力更大。）
南华早报评论科学杂志的记者 Mara Hvistendahl 新书The Scientist and the Spy.
In the early 2000s there were, by one count, 8,700 Chinese seed companies and “none of them had successfully managed to create seed lines that rivalled those of the international seed outfits”, Hvistendahl writes. As such, getting their hands on advanced genetically modified seeds to reverse engineer was a big advantage, albeit an illegal one. “Real research takes time. Theft is expedient – especially if there is little chance of getting caught,” she adds.
(我们尚处于蛮荒时代的文科的潜力更大。）
南华早报评论科学杂志的记者 Mara Hvistendahl 新书The Scientist and the Spy.
In the early 2000s there were, by one count, 8,700 Chinese seed companies and “none of them had successfully managed to create seed lines that rivalled those of the international seed outfits”, Hvistendahl writes. As such, getting their hands on advanced genetically modified seeds to reverse engineer was a big advantage, albeit an illegal one. “Real research takes time. Theft is expedient – especially if there is little chance of getting caught,” she adds.