JAPANESE SHARES NOBEL PRIZE ノーベル医学・生理学賞に大村智さん

Nobel judges in Stockholm are doling out the prestigious prizes this week, and they've divided the award for medicine between three. A scientist from Japan, one from Ireland, and China, share the award.
(Nobel Prize presenter)
"The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, with one half jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Omura for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites, and the other half to Youyou Tu for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against malaria."
Omura is a distinguished emeritus professor at Kitasato University. He has discovered over 400 bioactive compounds from microorganisms. Many have been developed into highly-effective drugs. Omura is the 23rd Nobel Prize winner born in Japan, and he's the third Japanese to win in the category of Physiology or Medicine.
◆dole out 配る
◆prestigious　 権威ある
◆medicine 　医学
◆physiology　 生理学
◆jointly 共同で、一緒に
◆novel これまでにない、画期的な
◆therapy　 療法
◆infection 　感染症
◆roundworm　 回虫
◆distinguished （功績などが）優れた、卓越した7
◆emeritus professor 名誉教授
◆bioactive　 生物活性の
◆compound 　化合物
◆microorganism　 微生物
◆category 部門、分野

Daily Vocabulary(2015/10/29）

17201.strike out(三振する、失敗する）
I hope I don't strike out.
17202.Don't be a stranger(連絡くださいね、じゃあまたね）
Don't be a stranger.
17203.throw a curve ball(とんでもない発言）
Mayor threw a curve ball during town board meeting.
17204.tear down(壊す、解体する）
We should tear down the opera house and make a parking lot.
17205.kick around(～をあれこれ話し合う）
Let's kick around a few ideas to boost fundraising.
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