Campbell and Ōmura win for their work on a therapy against roundworm,sharing the prize with Tu for her work on a therapy against malariaThree scientists from Ireland, Japan and China bear won the Nobel prize in medicine for discoveries that helped doctors fight malaria and infections caused by roundworm parasites.
Tu Youyou discovered one of the most effective treatments for malaria while working on a secret military project during China’s Cultural Revolution.
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Source: theguardian.com