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spatial transcriptomics

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[spay-shuhl tran-skrip-toh-miks, -tahm-iks] / ˈspeɪ ʃəl ˌtræn skrɪpˈtoʊ mɪks, -ˈtɑm ɪks /
Also spatially resolved transcriptomics

noun

  1. Genetics. (used with a singular verb) a method of analysis in transcriptomics that integrates data regarding gene expression with spatial information, indicating not only which genes are or have been active but the location of this activity in tissue.


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To confirm the identity of these early mutated cells, the team used "spatial transcriptomics" -- a cutting-edge analysis technology that shows "which genes are operating where" simultaneously.

From Science Daily Jan. 28, 2026

Rik Korswagen's team at the Hubrecht Institute in the Netherlands helped implement spatial transcriptomics in the sea anemone.

From Science Daily Nov. 29, 2024

Secondly, spatial transcriptomics -- a cutting-edge technology that shows us where these cellular activities occur -- expanded the map across the entire spinal cord, preserving the spatial context and relationships between different cell types.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2024

U-M's team utilized a relatively new technology, called spatial transcriptomics, to track all of the gene activity -- and where it occurs -- in tissue samples.

From Science Daily Apr. 5, 2024

The method of spatial transcriptomics was developed in 2016 by professors Jonas Frisén at Karolinska Institutet and Joakim Lundeberg at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, who are co-authors of this study.

From Science Daily Dec. 7, 2023

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