William C Campbell, Satoshi Ōmura and Youyou Tu win Nobel prize in medicine

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 have won the Nobel prize in medicine for discoveries that helped doctors fight malaria and infections caused by roundworm parasites.Youyou Tu discovered one of the most effective treatments for malaria while working on a secret military project during China’s Cultural Revolution. Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 6, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Nobel prizes People in science Science prizes World news Malaria Society Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology Source Type: news