今日のテキスト JAPANESE SHARES NOBEL PRIZE

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.