Episode 9 - Janaki Ammal: "Woman Saves Forest with Genetics"
Update: 2025-07-23
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Have you ever thought, hmm my sugar needs to be sweeter? Well, India did. They enlisted the help of Janaki Ammal, an Indian Botanist sweetened sugar, saved a forest, and traveled the world in search of knowledge. This is her story.
References:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-63445015
https://www.mpg.de/19967547/janaki-ammal
https://record.umich.edu/articles/it-happened-at-michigan-an-historic-doctorate-in-botany/
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