Groundbreakers
From biotech to nanotech, three Chinese pioneers look to lead the nation to a new scientific frontier
BY HANNAH BEECH | SHENYANG
TIMEasia Magazine: Groundbreakers
Nowhere is Asia's scientific revolution unfolding more dramatically than in China, where researchers are taking advantage of bounteous funds and pushing hard to fulfill a government mandate to innovate. Here are three Chinese scientists whose discoveries in the emerging biotech and nanotech fields could transform the way we live and help secure China's position as a scientific superpower: