Tu Youyou discovered a substance called artemisinin, which can be used to treat malaria. Tu not only found a way to extract artemisinin from a traditional Chinese medicine, she also tested the new drug on herself to speed up the time needed for development. Her discovery led to development of a new drug that has saved the lives of millions of people, dramatically lowering the mortality rate of malaria. Learn more about Tu Youyou: https://bit.ly/2VVSRlA #IWD2022 | Nobel Prize

Watch 1983 Nobel Prize laureate in physics, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, receiving his Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, 40 years ago. This year's laureates will be receiving their prizes next month on 10 December. Stay tuned to see all the action. Learn more: https://bit.ly/47sbnH7 | Nobel Prize