Askenasy Nadir
Frankel Laboratory, Center for Stem Cell Research, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tiva, Israel 49202.
Stem Cells Dev. 2006 Aug;15(4):488-91. doi: 10.1089/scd.2006.15.488.
The concepts submitted by quantum mechanics fascinated the scientific community during the first half of the 20(th) century. The second half was dominated by biology, culminating in the sequencing of the human genome and the study of stem cells. Although the anticipated revolution of cellular therapies in medicine is in its infancy, the conceptual debate over stem cell plasticity shares similarities with evolution of the quantum theory. Are there notions and modes of thinking that stem cell biologists should adopt from the evolution in the interpretation of the laws of physics?
量子力学提出的概念在20世纪上半叶吸引了科学界。下半叶则由生物学主导，最终完成了人类基因组测序和干细胞研究。尽管医学中细胞疗法的预期革命尚处于起步阶段，但关于干细胞可塑性的概念性争论与量子理论的发展有相似之处。干细胞生物学家是否应该从物理学定律解释的演变中汲取一些观念和思维方式呢？
