When we talk about stem cells, we are actually talking about a complicated series of things, including adult stem cells which are largely cells devoted to replacing individual tissues like blood elements or liver or even the brain.

  • -- David Baltimore 大卫巴尔的摩

当我们谈论干细胞时,我们实际上是在谈论一系列复杂的事情,包括成体干细胞。成体干细胞在很大程度上是用来替代单个组织的细胞,比如血液成分、肝脏甚至大脑。

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To begin with, you must realize that any idea accepted by the brain is automatically transformed into an action of some sort. It may take seconds or minutes or longer - but ideas always produce a reaction of some sort.

首先,你必须意识到大脑接受的任何想法都会自动转化为某种行为。这可能需要几秒钟、几分钟或更长的时间,但想法总会产生某种反应。

Adult stem cells are also problematic, as they are difficult to identify, purify and grow, and simply may not exist for certain diseased tissues that need to be replaced.

成体干细胞也有问题,因为它们很难识别、纯化和生长,而且可能根本不存在某些需要替换的病变组织。

Individuals learn faster than institutions and it is always the dinosaur's brain that is the last to get the new messages.

个人的学习速度比机构快,而且总是恐龙的大脑最晚获得新信息。

The laws are still very unclear. Cells are still taken from people without consent - a lot of people don't realize it.

法律仍然很不明确。细胞仍然是在未经同意的情况下从人身上提取的——很多人没有意识到这一点。

Pluripotent cells have the ability to grow into any cell in the body.

多能细胞有能力在体内生长成任何细胞。