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The secret Maoist Chinese operation that conquered malaria – and won a Nobel

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image1964 poster: 'Prevent Malaria and Take Care of People's Health.'Painted by Wu Hao 吴昊

At the height of the Cultural Revolution, Project 523 – a covert operation launched by the Chinese government and headed by a young Chinese medical researcher by the name of Tu Youyou – discovered what has been the most powerful and...

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