She added, " It's an important step in both stem cell and reproductive biology."

她补充说，“这是干细胞和生殖生物学的重要一步。”

The two scientists said in an article published alongside the Nature study that the work " opens up new avenues in reproductive biology and fertility research" for animals and people.

这两位科学家在与《自然》杂志的研究同时发表的一篇文章中表示，这项工作为动物和人类“开辟了生殖生物学和生育研究的新途径”。

CHRIS TUDGE: I think I could probably honestly say I've done more work on the reproductive biology of  hermit crabs than anybody else pretty much ever.

克里斯·塔奇：我想我可以诚实地说，我在寄居蟹的生殖生物学方面所做的工作几乎比任何人都多。