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ReviewAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

A Guide for Spatial Omics Technologies: Innovation, Evaluation, and Application.

Xiaofeng Wu, Weize Xu, Da Lin, Leqiang Sun, Jinxia Dai, Gang Cao

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Review in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Insights into the maternal-fetal interface from spatial multi-omics.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Xiaofeng WuFaculty of Life and Health Sciences, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Weize XuDepartment of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Da LinCentre for Cell Lineage and Development, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Leqiang SunState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Jinxia DaiState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Gang CaoFaculty of Life and Health Sciences, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0761-7305

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32171022National Natural Science Foundation of China 32221005National Natural Science Foundation of China 32401246The Special Funds Project for Strategic Emerging Industries of Shenzhen Municipal Development and Reform Commission XMHT20240215002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biological macromolecules assemble into sophisticated spatial architectures to orchestrate fundamental cellular processes. Understanding this architecture is therefore essential for deciphering the mechanisms of life. Driven by advances in high-throughput sequencing and single-molecule imaging, spatial omics technologies have emerged as powerful tools that are revolutionizing biomedical research. This review systematically evaluates current spatial omics methodologies by comparing their key performance parameters. We critically assess their optimal applications and discuss strategies to overcome prevailing challenges in spatial resolution, capture efficiency, robustness, data analysis, and clinical translation. Furthermore, we highlight how these technologies provide unique insights into tissue heterogeneity, cell-cell interactions, developmental dynamics, microenvironmental composition, and neuroanatomy. Our analysis offers guidance for selecting appropriate spatial omics approaches and outlines promising directions for future technological innovation and expanded biomedical applications.

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Biomedical ResearchGenomicsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingAnimalsHumansMultiomicsimaging‐basedmulti‐modalmulti‐omicsNGS‐basedspatial omics

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PMID41725579
PMCPMC13205612

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