This was really an extraordinary advance, because although these cells are not human embryonic stem cells, which still remain the gold standard, they are terrific to use for modeling disease and potentially for drug discovery.
这项进展极为重要， 因为这种干细胞虽然达不到 人类胚胎干细胞的“金本位”标准， 但是对疾病建模有极大帮助， 对药物发现可能也会有很大意义。