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Japanese scientists may have discovered a cure for baldness — and it lies within one of the ingredients found in McDonald’s fries.
日本科學家可能已發現了一種治療禿頭的方式，而這個療法使用的是在麥當勞薯條裡的一種成分。
bald(adj.)禿頭的baldness(n.)禿頭ingredient(n.)食材;成分
A stem cell research team from Yokohama National University found that dimethylpolysiloxane, the silicone added to McDonald’s fries to prevent cooking oil from splashing, could actually help to grow new hair follicles that could then be transplanted onto mice.
麥當勞在炸薯條時會加入一種名為「二甲基聚矽氧烷」的矽膠，以避免烹調用油飛濺，橫濱國立大學的幹細胞研究團隊發現，二甲基聚矽氧烷可有效讓毛囊複製增生，然後接種到實驗鼠身上。
stem cell幹細胞dimethylpolysiloxane(n.) 二甲基聚矽氧烷silicone(n.)矽膠transplant(v.)移植
According to the scientists, this discovery is “promising” for improving current techniques for human hair regeneration.
科學家們指出，這項發現可望改善人體毛髮再生治療現階段的技術。
promising(adj.)有希望的、有前途的regeneration(n.)再生
So far, the method has only been tested on mice. The next step will be to try the technique on humans with hopes of similarly impressive results.
目前為止，這項技術只在白老鼠身上測試過，下一步會試著應用在人類上，希望能有類似的驚人效果。
with hopes of~希望…
McDonald’s declined to comment on their use of the ingredient.
麥當勞方面則拒絕評論在薯條裡加入二甲基聚矽氧烷一事 。
decline to RV 婉拒comment on~評論…
It is worth noting that just because the fries contain this useful chemical doesn’t mean that eating them is a good idea.
值得一提的是，薯條內含有這種有用的化學物質並不代表吃薯條就是好事。
Some media outlets are pushing the notion that eating fries might cure baldness, but it is actually quite a leap to assume that eating a ton of fries is an effective treatment for baldness.
有些媒體炒作説吃薯條能治好禿頭，但以為吃很多薯條就能有效治好禿頭其實跟實驗結果差距很大 。
notion(n.)觀念;看法leap(n.)跳躍;飛越effective(adj.)有效的
The mice being tested did not actually eat the chemical for the purpose of the study; rather, they were injected with hair follicles created by using the chemical in a separate environment.
接受實驗的老鼠實際上並沒有吃下二甲基聚矽氧烷，只是在分離的環境中被注射了使用二甲基聚矽氧烷培養出來的毛囊。
The mice being tested= The mice which were testedinject(v.)注射