Discovering an Antimalarial Drug in Mao’s China
Hacker News
APRIL 9, 2024
Discovery During the Vietnam War, malaria was a major health concern for soldiers. Qinghao , the plant from which artemisinin is derived, had already been identified by the Project as one of the important subjects of the study. which generally contained a very low concentration of artemisinin. Photo taken in 1951.
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