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    In this Focus, we highlight progress in the use of single-cell technologies to analyze large datasets to map cellular diversity in entire organisms, examine cell types and states, cellular interactions and functions.

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    We highlight regulatory RNAs with a Focus of commissioned Reviews, an Editorial, related research articles and commentaries published by Nature Cell Biology. Regulatory RNAs and their associated modifications constitute a regulatory network with high relevance for development and disease.

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    We celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nature Cell Biology with a series of specially commissioned Reviews and Perspectives across the diverse areas of the journal’s scope, and a collection of Nature Cell Biology research articles spanning the last two decades.

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    In this collection of Turning Point articles, women researchers from around the world and of diverse scientific backgrounds recount some of their personal stories, and share the challenges and successes that marked their careers in research.

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    We highlight mitochondria with a Focus of commissioned Reviews, an Editorial, and a selection of relevant research articles and comments published in Nature Cell Biology. Mitochondria are critical to cellular metabolism and homeostasis, and mitochondrial dysfunction is linked to human diseases and pathologies.

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    Normal cellular function requires coordinated control of the pathways that regulate nutrient uptake, respiration and biosynthesis. Thus, how metabolism is regulated, and how alterations in metabolic pathways lead to disease, are important and active areas of research. This special collection of research and review articles published in Nature Cell Biologyhighlights recent advances in this rapidly moving field.

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    Cilia are dynamic organelles that modulate various developmental and physiological processes. Perturbation of cilia function has been linked to a range of diseases. We present a collection of research articles published in Nature Cell Biologyover the past few years that highlights current knowledge of cilia biogenesis and function.

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    Cellular membranes in eukaryotes are dynamic structures. The budding and fusion of vesicles, as well as the proper delivery of their contents, requires coordinated interactions between coat complexes, adaptor proteins, cargo molecules and cellular machinery including the cytoskeleton. The January 2012 issue of Nature Cell Biologypresents a series of review articles by leading scientists on recent developments in membrane dynamics — including endocytosis, and vesicle biogenesis and transport — and the importance of these processes in development and disease.

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    The maintenance of genomic integrity requires tight control of the cell division process as well as accurate repair of damaged DNA, and failure in such mechanisms can cause developmental disorders and cancer. In the October issue of Nature Cell Biology, leading scientists highlight and discuss new developments in these areas.

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    The pace of stem cell research continues to accelerate, with rapid advances being made in diverse areas, from understanding the fundamentals of their biology to how these unique cells can give insights into the genetic and cellular causes of human disease. This joint Focus between Nature Cell BiologyandNature Reviews Geneticsreviews the latest developments, including the nature of pluripotency, methods for manipulating cell fate and how stem cells might be used in clinical and research applications.