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Yuan Longping wearing a longsleeve white shirt, doing an interview in a rice field.
Hybrid Rice Developer Yuan Longping Dies at 90
The high-yield variety of rice he produced in the 1970s prevented countless people from dying of starvation.
Hybrid Rice Developer Yuan Longping Dies at 90
Hybrid Rice Developer Yuan Longping Dies at 90

The high-yield variety of rice he produced in the 1970s prevented countless people from dying of starvation.

The high-yield variety of rice he produced in the 1970s prevented countless people from dying of starvation.

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Image of the Day: Famine Victim Teeth
Emily Makowski | Sep 12, 2019 | 1 min read
Dental calculus provides a look into the diets of 42 people who died during the Great Irish Famine.
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Jim Daley | Jan 16, 2018 | 1 min read
More than 8 million people are on the brink of starvation, according to aid agencies.
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