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skunkbear:

The development of antimalarial drugs is fascinating – it is often driven by war and conquest. When human beings got busy trying to kill each other (during the era of colonial expansion, WWII, the Vietnam War), they often found themselves face to face with an even deadlier foe. 

Check out my animation that explores this incredible history.

Read more about the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Thanks to Youyou Tu for saving so many lives in the fight against malaria, and for also giving us ladies (and non-ladies, too, tbh) some new #lifegoals to aspire to! -Ariel