From sweet wormwood (left) to yeast cells (center) to a semi-synthetic anti-malarial drug. | Left to right: Science Source; Biophoto Associates/Science Source; Imageman/Shutterstock
In the early 2000s, the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum developed resistance to the commonly used antimalarial drug chloroquine. In response, the World Health Organization declared that the treatment of choice should combine the plant-derived drug artemisinin with other antimalarials.
