But it turns out that cell fates are a lot more plastic than we might have imagined.

但事实证明，细胞的命运比我们所想象的更具有可塑性。

But over the last decade or so, figuring out how to change cell fate, it's still a process of trial and error.

但在过去的 10 年，搞清楚如何改变细胞命运仍然是一个试错的过程。

Thus, they could trace each zebrafish cell's fate through time to see how a single cell gave rise to a variety of specialized cells, such as heart, nerves, and skin.

因此，他们可以通过时间追踪每个斑马鱼细胞的命运，以了解单个细胞如何产生各种特殊细胞，如心脏、神经和皮肤。