In early 1969, Tu was appointed head of a government project that aimed to get rid of malaria, and it was then that she began applying modern techniques with Chinese traditional medicine to find drug treatment for malaria.
After testing 380 extracts(提取物)made from 2, 000 candidate recipes, Tu and her colleagues obtained a pure substance called “Qinghaosu” , which became known as artemisinin in 1972.
An artemisinin-based drug combination is now the standard regimen(养生法)for malaria, and the World Health Organization lists artemisinin and related agents in its catalog of “Essential Medicines” , said a statement from the foundation.
The Lasker Awards are given annually to people who have made major advances in the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention of human diseases since 1945.
Lasker Awards are known as “America’s Nobels” for their skills of gaining future recognition by the Nobel committee. In the last two decades, 28 Lasker award-winners have gone on to receive the Nobel Prize, and 80 since 1945.
41. Which of the following statements about Tu Youyou is FALSE?
A. She is the first scientist on the mainland to win America’s respected Lasker Award.
B. She is a scientist at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing.
C. She is the first scientist in the world to win America’s respected Lasker Award.
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