Cell Research (CR) publishes original research results that are of unusual significance or broad conceptual or technical advances in all areas of life sciences, as long as the study is closely related to molecular and cell biology. The journal has an international authorship and a broad scope in basic research including: Cell growth, differentiation & apoptosis; Signal transduction; Stem cell biology & development; Chromatin, epigenetics & transcription; RNA biology; Structural & molecular biology; Cancer biology; Immunity & molecular pathogenesis; Molecular & cellular neuroscience; Plant molecular & cell biology; Genomics & proteomics.