100 years OF RICE RESEARCH: A new technological revolution brings the world together to power research programs

摘要

"The world is experiencing three simultaneous revolutions: in molecular biology and genetics, in computational power and storage capacity, and in communications," observes Dr. Robert Zeigler, director general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). "The computational revolution allows scientists around the world to tackle almost unimaginably complex problems as a community, and in real time. Although there are no silver bullets, rice production can be revitalized with the help of new technologies." Agricultural research has recently joined the ranks of scientific disciplines that use intricate computations in their research methods.