来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：生物医学工程探索 第6集 第6集》

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  They're capable of self-renewal.
  它们可以自我更新
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  They're not quite as potent as the cells from earlier
  它们不如早些的细胞有那样多的潜能
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  because they've now differentiated somewhat.
  因为它们已经分化到一定程度了
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  They might be capable of forming
  它们也许可以生成
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  all of the cells of the nervous system;
  所有神经系统的细胞
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  they might still have some potency to form other things
  也许还有一些生成和神经系统类似的
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  that are similar to the nervous system.
  其他东西的潜能
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  Maybe they could make skin,
  也许它们能生成皮肤
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  maybe they could make other kinds of cells
  或者其他种类的细胞
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  if you treated them the right way.
  只要你的操作恰当
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  So they've lost some capabilities but not many,
  它们失去了一些潜能 但不是很多
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  and these are called multipotent stem cells.
  所以这些还是称为多能干细胞