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Drug discovery and the development of modern medicines from traditional herbal remedies is an illustration of how science works. The story of aspirin, first derived from a willow-bark extract, involves esterification to produce the over-the-counter medicine. The discovery of artemisinin as a breakthrough treatment for malaria had its roots in a traditional Chinese medicine.
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