The way we did this was to coax embryonic stem cells first to develop into the surface layer.

我们是这么做的,先诱导胚胎干细胞,发育成外胚层。

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It was the first place where the concept of stem cells was developed, in that if one looks carefully one can find immature cells in the bone marrow.

这是干细胞概念的发祥地,如果仔细观察造血系统,就能找到骨髓中的未成熟细胞

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Potential refers to what it sounds like, 'what potential does this committed progenitor cell have?' 'What potential does this stem cell have?' Well, one way to think about is that upon this first division, this asymmetric division, this committed progenitor cell has lost some potential.

这个"潜能"和字面意思相同,定向祖细胞的潜能是什么,干细胞的潜能又是什么,一种看法就是在第一次分化时,即不对称分裂时,定向祖细胞失去了一些潜能

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