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Taiwan backs experience in quest for biotech success

Nature volume 407, pages 417–418 (2000)Cite this article

In under 30 years the tiny island of Taiwan has gone from agricultural backwater to global electronics giant. Now it is turning its attention to biotechnology. But can Taiwan sustain the pace of development?

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    Swinbanks, D., Cyranoski, D. Taiwan backs experience in quest for biotech success. Nature 407, 417–418 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35030326

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