Biotechnology is set to be one of the hottest industries of the 21st century. But if the ancient Chinese made the first steps towards biotechnology by using genetic changes in organisms to improve crops and livestock, the thanks is due to Wang Chong (27--c.104), who first studied the transmission of characteristics across generations.
生物科技已成為二十一世紀最熱門的產業，中國古代在生物技術上能踏出第一步，利用生物的遺傳與變異來改良農業、園藝、畜牧業，恐怕得感謝最早研究親代與子代之間性狀傳遞的王充。