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How an ancient Chinese text fought malaria and won a Nobel, while India lags behind

Posted on October 5, 2015 by VM

On October 5, Youyou Tu became only the 12th woman in history to be awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. She shared one half of the prize with William Campbell and Satoshi Omura, the discoverers of the drug … Continue reading →

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How an ancient Chinese text fought malaria and won a Nobel, while India lags behind

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