Cell is a
peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research papers across a broad range of disciplines within the
life sciences. Areas covered include
molecular biology,
cell biology,
systems biology,
stem cells,
developmental biology,
genetics and
genomics,
proteomics, cancer research,
immunology,
neuroscience,
structural biology,
microbiology,
virology,
physiology,
biophysics, and
computational biology. The journal was established in 1974 by
Benjamin Lewin and is published twice monthly by
Cell Press, an imprint of
Elsevier.