pluripotent
/ploor-uh-poht-nt/US // ˌplʊər əˈpoʊt nt //UK // (ˌplʊrɪˈpəʊtənt) //
多能的,多能,多能型,全能型
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
Biology.
- : capable of developing into any type of cell or tissue except those that form a placenta or embryo: pluripotent stem cells.
Examples
At Aleph Farms, the process of building a ribeye begins with collecting pluripotent stem cells from a cow.
The other is iPSCs, induced pluripotent stem cells, which are “reborn” from adult cells through a chemical bath.
Thus, no immediate therapies should be expected from human pluripotent stem cells, either embryo-derived or iPSC.
Pluripotent embryonic stem cells develop to eventually create an entire human being.
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