Hubble's observations have proven crucial in many of the most significant scientific breakthroughs in recent history, with important contributions stretching across all areas of astronomy.
Returnees to China are now powering its most significant scientific breakthroughs.
The aim, he says, is to "make really significant scientific breakthroughs which are a direct result of interdisciplinary collaboration".
"The discovery of cellular communication (both inter- and intra-species communication) in the microbial world is one of the most exciting and significant scientific breakthroughs in the last quarter century.
The documentary gives viewers an up-close look at one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs as it is happening: the creation of the Large Hadron Collider.
I am not alone, however: I have spent the past month traveling to Capitol Hill, academic and industry labs, visiting our neighbors on Wall Street and talking to industry experts about what they think were the most significant scientific breakthroughs of 2002.
It has been hailed as one the most significant scientific breakthroughs in recent years, but there are fears that in the wrong hands, the procedure could unleash dangerous strains of bacteria or other organisms.
Somebody makes an important scientific breakthrough, which explains a piece of the world.
