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“India has the opportunity to be a leader in genetic engineering, It has institutions that no other country has.”

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Nina Fedoroff is an esteemed professor born in 1942. She is a prominent geneticist and molecular biologist, as well as an active science communicator and public intellectual. Her research in genetics and molecular biology has had a significant impact on the global promotion of biotechnology. more

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