A newly unhindered China invests billions for a scientific edge - -
By John Pomfret
China pushing the envelope on science, and sometimes ethics
Chinese researcher and data analyst Zhao Bowen in the lab of BGI, which has insulated itself from the government's dictates. (Yuan Shuiling/imaginechina)
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