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今月は村上春樹著『ねじまき鳥クロニクル』ですね。
ねじまき鳥クロニクル』は買っていなくて,積ん読ですらないんですが,
そんなにすごく重要な分岐点となる小説なのか,気になってきました。

本日の将棋棋戦

王位戦リーグ白組,永瀬拓矢九段が羽生善治九段に勝ち,
3勝0敗としました。負けた羽生九段は1勝2敗となりました。
同じく王位戦リーグ紅組,八代弥七段が佐々木勇気八段に勝ち,
両者ともに,2勝1敗となりました。

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脊髄損傷 iPS細胞で運動機能改善
JAPAN TEAM: iPS CELL TREATMENT HELPED SPINAL CORD INJURIES

spinal cord noun [C] 「脊髄」
uk /ˌspaɪ.nəl ˈkɔːd/ us /ˌspaɪ.nəl ˈkɔːrd/
the set of nerves inside the spine that connect the brain to other nerves in the body
nerve noun
uk /nɜːv/ us /nɝːv/
nerve noun (BODY) 「神経」
C2 [C] a group of long, thin fibres (= structures like threads) that carry information or instructions between the brain and other parts of the body:
the optic nerve
a spinal nerve
nerve damage Some conditions, such as diabetes, can cause nerve damage.
nerve fibres

press ahead/on phrasal verb with press verb [I or T]
to start or continue doing something in a determined way, although it is difficult:
press ahead/on with sth Most of the delegates said they wanted to press ahead with the talks.
The phone company intends to press on with the arrangement.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

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日本の研究者のチームは述べています / 4人の患者の(うち)2人、特殊な幹細胞の移植を受けた / が運動機能の改善を示したと。
A team of Japanese researchers says / two of four patients who received transplants of special stem cells / showed recovered motor function.

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