2015年CRI Nobel laureate Tu Youyou Calls for Attention on Artemisinin Resistance

 

Artemisinin, also known as QingHaoSu in Chinese, was discovered by Chinese scientist Tu Youyou.

She received the 2015 Nobel Prize for Physiology¹ and Medicine for the drug's discovery by her team more than three decades ago.

In her speech at the Karolinska Institute, she introduced the discovery of the drug and their efforts to win recognition among the world.

She says the process was not easy.

"After my speech, you may feel this is just an ordinary story of drug discovery. However, the discovering Artemisinin from Qinghao, a kind of Chinese medicine which has been used for more than 2,000 years, was full of hardships."

An estimated 214 million global cases of malaria² have been reported so far, approximately 438,000 of which were fatal.

Tu says it remains³ a big challenge to the world's public health and calls for anti-malaria workers to pay attention to the drug resistance of artemisinin.

"Since the artemisinin resistance has been verified in Greater Mekong river basins, the potential threat of spreading is under investigation⁴. More than 100 experts in the program believe that the possibility to curb⁵ or eliminate drug resistance is very limited before it spreads to the highly-infected areas. So curbing⁶ the drug resistance is urgent."

In her speech, Tu also called Chinese traditional medicine a treasure for medical workers to learn and explore.

"Through the research of the anti-malaria drug, QingHaoSu, I feel that Chinese and Western medicine both have their own advantages, and they are complementary. Combination of the two will boost greater prospects⁸ and potential for development."

Tu youyou is expected to attend this year's Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockhom later this week.

For CRI, I'm Luo Bin⁷.

1 physiology   

n.生理学，生理机能

参考例句：

• He bought a book about physiology.他买了一本生理学方面的书。
• He was awarded the Nobel Prize for achievements in physiology.他因生理学方面的建树而被授予诺贝尔奖。

2 malaria   

n.疟疾

参考例句：

• He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。
• Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

6 curbing   

n.边石，边石的材料v.限制，克制，抑制( curb的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Progress has been made in curbing inflation. 在控制通货膨胀方面已取得了进展。
• A range of policies have been introduced aimed at curbing inflation. 为了抑制通货膨胀实施了一系列的政策。

7 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

8 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。