Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden covers 1,250 hectares. Photo: CAS

Scientists in Yunnan unlock secrets of 'magical' microbe-killing plant

Pleasant-tasting relative of Sichuan pepper, long known to tribal doctors, shows promise as a safe, effective killer of dangerous microbes

Stephen Chen in Beijing

Published: 5:40am, 28 Nov, 2014

Updated: 5:40am, 28 Nov, 2014

Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden covers 1,250 hectares. Photo: CAS

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Stephen Chen

Stephen Chen investigates major research projects in China, a new power house of scientific and technological innovation. He has worked for the Post since 2006. He is an alumnus of Shantou University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and the Semester at Sea programme which he attended with a full scholarship from the Seawise Foundation.