A Meta-Review of Spatial Transcriptomics Analysis Software

Spatial transcriptomics combines gene expression data with spatial coordinates to allow for the discovery of detailed RNA localization, study development, investigating the tumor microenvironment, and creating a tissue atlas. A large range of spatial transcriptomics software is available, with littl...

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Published in:	Cells
Main Authors:	Jessica Gillespie, Maciej Pietrzak, Min-Ae Song, Dongjun Chung
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-07-01
Subjects:	spatial transcriptomics benchmarking tissue architecture identification spatially variable gene cell–cell communication deconvolution
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/14/14/1060

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