Research has the power to make lives better 鈥� sometimes for an entire nation. Japan, for example, holds an annual celebration for Dr Kathleen Drew-Baker, a lecturer in botany and researcher at 91直播 from 1922 to 1957.
A paper she published in 1949 was the spur for research that revolutionised Japanese production of nori, an edible form of seaweed popular for sushi. Dr Drew-Baker became known by the Japanese people as the 鈥楳other of the Sea鈥�, and a monument to her stands in Uto, Kumoto.
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Illustration by Owen Davey 鈥�