Tu Youyou rushed to the hot search. Why did she say that she was one of the greatest scientists in the 20th century?

There is an old saying in China that saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda, while artemisinin discovered and studied by Tu Youyou's team has saved the lives of more than 10 million people in Qian Qian/Kloc-0, so it is no exaggeration to say that she is one of the greatest scientists in the 20th century.

First, from the process of her discovery of artemisinin, we can see that she is a rare talent who is familiar with ancient and modern times. In 1960s, Tu Youyou first discovered the records about malaria treatment when he was reading ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine. With her efforts, the research group determined the research direction of Artemisia annua, although the experimental results showed that the inhibition rate of Artemisia annua extract on plasmodium was only 12%-40%. However, she firmly focused on the research direction, starting from the direction of improving the purity of extraction, and led the team to hand over extraordinary answers in a harsh working environment.

Secondly, from the process of studying drugs, she saw the kindness of doctors. Whoever is the first person to eat crabs at any time is a warrior. However, after hundreds of failures, Tu Youyou's team found artemisinin in the research of malaria drugs. To test the safety of artemisinin, Tu Youyou and three other researchers tried the drug with their own bodies. In ancient times, Shennong tasted a hundred herbs, and now researchers personally try the medicine. It is precisely because of this spirit of sacrifice of Tu Youyou and her team that drugs made of artemisinin will soon be put into clinical treatment, providing high-quality drugs for malaria treatment all over the world.

Thirdly, judging from Tu Youyou's achievements, she can be regarded as one of the greatest scientists in the 20th century. As a lifelong researcher of Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering artemisinin and creating a new method to treat malaria. Because of this award, many people in China began to get to know him. In fact, everyone has already enjoyed the benefits brought by her research results. The World Health Organization strongly recommended the artemisinin drug she discovered. The first choice of disease treatment has saved the lives of more than 7 million severe malaria patients in more than 30 countries around the world.

Fourthly, Tu Youyou's research results are of great benefit not only to the past, but also to the present and future. Because of artemisinin, malaria in China has been well controlled, but malaria is still rampant in some countries. Therefore, Tu Youyou's research results will play a lasting role in helping these regions and countries solve malaria. Moreover, Tu Youyou donated 2 million yuan of his Nobel Prize to Peking University Medical Center and Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine respectively, and established Tu Youyou Innovation Fund to reward young researchers. And the research results of these researchers will also bring us better medical conditions and achievements.

Great people can not only give play to their absolute advantages, but also improve the lives of others and lead the future. Tu Youyou has done well in these aspects, and can be regarded as one of the greatest scientists in the 20th century.