【Thefirstofthe2015NobelPrizeshasbeenannounced.Sweden'sNobelPrizecommitteesaystheNobelPrizeformedicinewillgotoscientistsfromIreland,JapanandChina.WilliamCampbellfromIrelandandSatoshiOmurafromJapansharetheprize】
Thefirstofthe2015NobelPrizeshasbeenannounced.Sweden'sNobelPrizecommitteesaystheNobelPrizeformedicinewillgotoscientistsfromIreland,JapanandChina.WilliamCampbellfromIrelandandSatoshiOmurafromJapansharetheprizefortheirdiscoveryofthedrugavermectin(阿维菌素).TheNobelcommitteepraisedtheirworkonwhatiscalleda"noveltherapy."Thetreatmentfightsinfectionscausedbyroundwormparasites.TheprizeformedicineisalsogoingtoChineseresearcherTuYouyou.Shediscoveredartemisinin(青蒿素).Artemisininisadrugthathassharplyloweredthenumberofpeoplewhodiefrommalaria.Thecommitteesaidthediscoverieshadgiventheworldpowerfulnewwaystofighttwopowerfuldiseases.Itissaidthosediseasesaffecthundredsofmillionsofpeopleeveryyear.Thecommitteeaddedthat,"Theconsequencesintermsofimprovedhumanhealthandreducedsufferingareimmeasurable"Ms.TuisthechiefprofessorattheChinaAcademyofTraditionalMedicine.SheisalsothefirstChinesecitizentobeawardedtheNobelPrizeinmedicine.Mr.CampbellcurrentlyworksasaresearcheratDrewUniversityinNewJersey.Mr.Omurahastwodoctoratedegrees----oneinpharmaceuticalscience,theotherinchemistry.HeisaprofessoratHitasatoUniversityinJapan.Doctorsarenowusingavermectintotreatriverblindnessandlymphaticfilariasis(淋巴丝虫病).Mr.OmuratoldtheAssociatedPressthatthedrugresultedfromasubstance(物质) takenfromamicrobe(微生物)wasfoundonagolfcoursenearTokyo.Theresearchersaidhealwayscarriedaplasticbagsohecouldcollectsoilsamples.Whenaskedifhelikestoplaygolf,hesmiledandsaid,"Yes".AmemberoftheNobelcommittee,alsospokewiththeAPthattheawardforTuYouyouistheresultofamajorchangeinthewayChinaperformsscientificresearch.HesaysChinahasinvestedalotofmoneyinsuchresearch.Thismemberaddsthattheworkofthethreescientistscanhelpendthehealthriskofdiseasesaffecting3.4billionpeople.IamAnnaMatteo.VOA'sFernRobinsonreportedthisstoryfromWashington.
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