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Discovering an Antimalarial Drug in Mao’s China

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Chinese scientists discovered artemisinin in 1971 as part of a secret military project that merged Eastern and Western medicine. Their work saved millions of lives.

Back to Articles Back to Articles Discovering an Antimalarial Drug in Mao’s China Words by Wendi Yan Long Read Issue 02 Back to Articles Discovering an Antimalarial Drug in Mao’s China Chinese scientists discovered artemisinin in 1971 as part of a secret military project that merged Eastern and Western medicine. Example H2 Example H3 When her father gave Tu the name “Youyou,” he started with characters from the Chinese classic Book of Odes: “The deer bleat: ‘yōu yōu’ while eating wild ‘hāo’” (呦呦鹿鸣，食野之蒿). The next line , he composed himself: “Green as the hāo grass, repaying the spring sun” (蒿草

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