Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Yoshinori Ohsumi, a Japanese cell biologist, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for his discoveries on how cells recycle their content, a process known as autophagy, a Greek term for “self-eating.”（from New York Times）

cell biologist　 細胞生物学者
mechanisms　 仕組み、働き
autophagy　 オートファジー（自食作用）
detoxify　 ～を解毒する、浄化する
repair　 ～を修復する