屠呦呦入围BBC＂20世纪最伟大科学家＂与爱因斯坦并列( 三 )_来源：人民日报微信公众号本月初

As part of the programme charged with finding a treatment for malaria, Tu was inspired by an ancient Chinese text which said sweet wormwood was used to tackle intermittent fevers (a hallmark of malaria) around 400 AD. In the herb Tu discovered a compound, now known as artemisinin, which proved an effective treatment for the infection. Tu herself volunteered to be the first human recipient.

全世界约一半人口处于罹患疟疾的风险之中，屠呦呦和青蒿素的巨大影响绝不能被低估。正如诺贝尔奖中所总结的，她的工作“让数百万人的生存和健康状况得以改善”。

With half the world’s population at risk from malaria, Tu and artemisinin’s vast impact cannot be underestimated. As her Nobel Prize summary states her work has “led to the survival and improved health of millions of people.”

该活动为每一位候选人开辟了专门的介绍页面，在屠呦呦的页面上，BBC列出了她入选的三大理由：在艰难时刻仍然秉持科学理想；砥砺前行亦不忘回望过去；她的成就跨越东西。