摘要
Stem cells possess the remarkable ability of extensive self-renewal and differentiation into specific celllineages,and they play essential roles in development and adult tissue homeostasis.Due to their criticalimportance in normal physiology and the promise for use in regenerative medicine to treat a variety ofdiseases,stem cells have attracted extensive research interest in recent years.As China's premium in-ternational journal with a broad scope in cell and molecular biology,Cell Research has witnessed moreand more submissions on stem cell research.Indeed,along with the traditional strengths of the journal inmolecular immunology,cancer biology,and plant molecular physiology,stem cell research has graduallyand naturally evolved into a new growth point of Cell Research.Reflecting the growing interest of bothour readers and authors in this exciting and expanding field,we are pleased to present this Special Issueon Stem Cell Research.
Stem cells possess the remarkable ability of extensive self-renewal and differentiation into specific cell lineages, and they play essential roles in development and adult tissue homeostasis. Due to their critical importance in normal physiology and the promise for use in regenerative medicine to treat a variety of diseases, stem cells have attracted extensive research interest in recent years. As China＇s premium in- ternational journal with a broad scope in cell and molecular biology, Cell Research has witnessed more and more submissions on stem cell research. Indeed, along with the traditional strengths of the journal in molecular immunology, cancer biology, and plant molecular physiology, stem cell research has gradually and naturally evolved into a new growth point of Cell Research. Reflecting the growing interest of both our readers and authors in this exciting and expanding field, we are pleased to present this Special Issue on Stem Cell Research.
