totipotency — in biology, the property of a cell (e.g., a zygote or very early embryo) to differentiate into all cell types, including extraembryonic tissues.
受精直後の胚の細胞は全能性を持ち、あらゆる細胞に分化することができる。
Cells of the embryo immediately after fertilization are totipotent and can differentiate into any cell type.
研究者たちは一部の細胞で失われた全能性を回復させる方法を探している。
Researchers are looking for ways to restore totipotency in some cells that have lost it.