「智慧的探索」公開講座 | 林漢明教授主講 | 大豆研究：一段從實驗室到農田科研之旅

如果你的另一半在30周年珍珠婚紀念為你送來一顆只得大豆的戒指，你會有甚麼感想？

這位「送粒豆」的勇敢丈夫便是「大豆專家」林漢明教授。林教授於4月1日主講第三場 #55周年校慶 「智慧的探索」公開講座系列，便率領參加者一同踏上他的「大豆研究：一段從實驗室到農田科研之旅」，細說他歷年的「大豆奇遇記」。

糧食危機堪稱當下全球公民面臨的挑戰之一，林教授多年來研究大豆基因，為各地農民培植能夠適應惡劣環境的大豆品種，以新技術提升糧食產量及質素。林教授領導的國際合作研究團隊，最近更完成全球首個野生大豆的參考基因組，為全球的大豆基因研究提供重要基礎。有關研究成果日前於國際著名學術期刊《自然·通訊》發表。詳情：bit.ly/2HVhkEY

How would you feel if your spouse presented you with a ring made of soybean as your 30th wedding anniversary gift?

Our 'Soybean Expert' Prof. Lam Hon-ming prepared just such a gift for his wife. Prof. Lam gave the third lecture in ‘The Pursuit of Wisdom’ Public Lecture Series on the topic of 'Soybean Research: A Journey from Laboratory to Field' on 1 April and shared his research which has taken him to landscapes and agriculture all over the world.

Hunger is one of the challenges facing people globally nowadays. Prof. Lam is a pioneer in improving the genetic make-up of soybean to help alleviate the looming problems in world food supply and security. He believes that scientists are responsible for developing new technologies to increase crop yield and quality, and to achieve the aim of sustainable agriculture. An international collaborative research team led by Prof. Lam completed the world’s first reference-grade wild soybean genome which provides an important tool for soybean genetic research. The research findings have been published in the internationally renowned academic journal Nature Communications recently. Details: bit.ly/2TRAQnb