Shaw Jei-fu, director of Academia Sinica's Institute of Botany, says: "This work will become an indelible part of history." Participation in the international rice genome project helps boost the institute's academic standing, and opens the door for improved exchange of technology and data.
「這是歷史上可以永垂不朽的記錄」，中研院植物所所長蕭介夫指出，參與國際水稻基因體計畫不但有助學術地位、形象的提昇，同時可以享有技術交流、取得第一手資料的好處。