Professor Martin Yarmush has been appointed as an Associate Editor of a new open access journal, "Stem Cells and Cloning: Advances and Applications". The journal publishes original reports and reviews on established and emerging concepts in stem cell research including embryonic stem cells; adult stem cells; cord blood stem cells; stem cell transformation and culture; therapeutic cloning; autologous embryonic cell lines; laboratory, animal and human therapeutic studies; and philosophical and ethical issues related to stem cell research.