Xuemei Chen:Original innovation often derives from free exploration  

作　　者：Chao Gu 

机构地区：[1]the Research Center for Chinese Politics,Peking University,China

出　　处：《National Science Review》2024年第11期259-263,共5页国家科学评论（英文版）

基　　金：supported by Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases-National Science and Technology Major Program(2023ZD0509601);National Social Science Foundation Major Project(23&ZD149).

摘　　要：Xuemei Chen is a distinguished biologist.She was elected a member of the US National Academy of Sciences in 2013,and is now the Dean of the School of Life Sciences at Peking University.Her main research areas are flower development,plant microRNAs,and RNA modifications.In this interview,Xuemei Chen discussed the prospects of plant research,and emphasized the significance of free exploration to achieve the ground-breaking‘0 to 1’innovation—until free exploration leads to the discovery of the‘1’,one may not know what the‘0’is and may not be able to intentionally seek it.She also introduced the upcoming Beijing Advanced Center of RNA Biology(BEACON),and expressed her views on organized scientific research.

关 键 词：free BREAKING INTERVIEW 

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