Sean B. Carrollの 'The Serengeti Rules' を読んでいます。血液中のコレステロールを下げる特効薬のもとになる物質「スタチン」を発見した遠藤氏が出てきました。
In just one month of treatment, the birds' cholesterol levels dropped by 50 percent! Endo's success in hens prompted tests in monkeys and dogs, where compactin caused 30-44 percent reductions in cholesterol. Given the close biological relationship between monkeys and humans, these results boded well for the drug's potential. Sankyo formed a Compctin Development Project team composed of Endo, pharmacologists, pathologists, chemists, and toxicologists to further develop the drug.
"toxicologist" はどんな科学者・研究者か分からないので辞書を見ます。辞書の説明は "toxicology" についてです。
・Oxford English Dictionary: The branch of science concerned with the nature, effects, and detection of poisons.: This book represents an important contribution to neurology, toxicology and pharmacology.
・Collins Dictionary: Toxicology is the study of poisons.: toxicologists attempt to identify and understand toxic hazards.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: the scientific study of the characteristics and effects of poisons: Toxicology analysis is thus mandatory in such cases and the expertise of physicians is essential.
そういえば、形容詞の "toxic" と名詞の "toxin" は知っていましたね。
In just one month of treatment, the birds' cholesterol levels dropped by 50 percent! Endo's success in hens prompted tests in monkeys and dogs, where compactin caused 30-44 percent reductions in cholesterol. Given the close biological relationship between monkeys and humans, these results boded well for the drug's potential. Sankyo formed a Compctin Development Project team composed of Endo, pharmacologists, pathologists, chemists, and toxicologists to further develop the drug.
"toxicologist" はどんな科学者・研究者か分からないので辞書を見ます。辞書の説明は "toxicology" についてです。
・Oxford English Dictionary: The branch of science concerned with the nature, effects, and detection of poisons.: This book represents an important contribution to neurology, toxicology and pharmacology.
・Collins Dictionary: Toxicology is the study of poisons.: toxicologists attempt to identify and understand toxic hazards.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: the scientific study of the characteristics and effects of poisons: Toxicology analysis is thus mandatory in such cases and the expertise of physicians is essential.
そういえば、形容詞の "toxic" と名詞の "toxin" は知っていましたね。
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