Tu Youyou – the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize

Tu You You （屠呦呦） is the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize. She won the prize for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against malaria (瘧疾). What is malaria? Malaria is spread by mosquitoes. It is a serious and sometimes fatal（致命的）disease caused by a parasite （寄生蟲）that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito which feeds on humans. Malaria can cause ...Read More