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4 October 1971
In animal tests, qinghao sample 191 inhibited malaria parasites in rodents with striking effectiveness.
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4 October 1971
The team drew on traditional medical texts while developing an ethyl-ether extraction method.
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4 October 1971
The 4 October finding was preclinical; later research was required before artemisinin could be used in patients.
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4 October 1971
Tu described this exact observation date in her Nobel biographical account, crediting the wider Project 523 effort.
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5 October 2015
The prize announcement recognized her discovery of a novel malaria therapy.
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5 October 2015
Tuβs research had consulted old medical literature while combining it with modern laboratory testing.
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5 October 2015
The 2015 award also honored Campbell and Εmura for work on another antiparasitic treatment.
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5 October 2015
The prize drew attention to a Chinese research network whose contributions had often been less visible internationally.
