Even here, though, stem-cell therapists talk openly of treating brain diseases such as Parkinson's with specially grown nerve cells, so some form of partial immortalisation might be on the cards.

即使这样，干细胞临床医学家依然在公开专门培养神经细胞治疗诸如帕金森症一疾病，这样看，实现某种形式"局部永生"或许会成为可能。