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The discovery of artemisinin and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

  • Xin-Zhuan Su1 &
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  1. Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA

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Su, XZ., Miller, L.H. The discovery of artemisinin and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Sci. China Life Sci. 58, 1175–1179 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-015-4948-7

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  • Received: 14 October 2015

  • Accepted: 16 October 2015

  • Published: 19 October 2015

  • Issue Date: November 2015

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-015-4948-7

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