Poets called it the Golden Age. A golden age now describes a historical period of great artistic,scientific or economic progress.

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This remarkable achievement shines a light on the extraordinary scientific progress being made in the United States to empower society with the tools to solve important challenges and unleash new possibilities for the future.

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But Griffiths believes the key to scientific progress is the free exchange of ideas, saying it's better than no information.

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"It could happen very soon, " says Huang, whose clout with authorities is evident from the three Outstanding Scientific Progress awards he's received from the Ministry of Agriculture.

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