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ReviewNature methods2025

Temporal and spatial omics technologies for 4D profiling.

David E Reynolds, Yoon Ho Roh, Daniel Oh, Phoebe Vallapureddy, Rong Fan, Jina Ko

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Review in Nature methods, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Sensing forces that shape tumours.Nature nanotechnology · 2026
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  8. Spatial Modeling of Tissues for Morphogenic Field Analysis.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

David E ReynoldsDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Yoon Ho RohDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Daniel OhDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Phoebe VallapureddyDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Rong FanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7805-8059
Jina KoDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. jina.ko@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4941-4234

Funding

Droplet-based Spatially Encoded Live Cell Digital ExtractionDP2GM154018 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI JINA KO · 2023 to 2026
$2.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS DP2 GM154018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cells have distinct molecular repertoires on their surfaces and unique intracellular biomolecular profiles that play pivotal roles in orchestrating a myriad of biological responses in the context of growth, development and disease. A persistent challenge in the deep exploration of these cues has been in our inability to effectively and precisely capture the temporal and spatial characteristics of living cells. In this Perspective, we delve into techniques for temporal and two- and three-dimensional spatial omics analyses and underscore how their harmonious fusion promises to unlock insights into the dynamics and diversity of individual cells within biological systems such as tissues and organoids. We then explore four-dimensional profiling, a nascent but promising frontier that adds a temporal (fourth-dimension) component to three-dimensional omics; highlight the advancements, challenges and gaps in the field; and discuss potential strategies for further technological development.

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GenomicsImaging, Three-DimensionalProteomicsSingle-Cell AnalysisAnimalsHumansOrganoids

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