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China mourns beloved scientist Yuan Longping who saved millions from hunger and detains those who insult him CNN 1 hr ago By Nectar Gan and James Griffiths, CNN © VCG/Getty Images Chinese agronomist Yuan Longping, who cultivated the world s first high-yield hybrid rice strain in the 1970s, died on Saturday. As people across China this weekend mourned Yuan Longping, a symbol of China s scientific prowess and national hero, even the slightest voice of discord was too much for the Chinese government. Yuan, who cultivated the world s first high-yield hybrid rice strain and saved millions from hunger, died of organ failure at the age of 90 on Saturday.

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