The [Nobel ]prize is such an extraordinary honor. It might seem unfair, however, to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses.
Bio: Frederick Pei Li was a Chinese-American physician. He was born in Canton, China, and raised in New York City, where his parents operated a Chinese restaurant after war. His father is war hero Li Hanhun.
