Single-Cell World

Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics — explained clearly, without the noise.

By Cátia Moutinho

StrataMap: Understanding Illumina's New Spatial Solution

Learn how Illumina's StrataMap Spatial Solution works, its advantages, limitations, and my opinion about it.

Jun 23 • Cátia Moutinho

The Billion Cell Atlas: Another Cell Atlas… or Something Different?

The Billion Cell Atlas is not just another cell atlas. Discover how large-scale single-cell projects evolved from mapping cells to training AI models…

Jun 9 • Cátia Moutinho

CosMx vs. Atera: Was CosMx Already Doing This?

Was CosMx already doing what Atera promises? A deep dive into throughput, sensitivity, imaging chemistry, and scalability across 2 of the most discussed…

Jun 2 • Cátia Moutinho

Single-Cell Drops — May 2026

Insights, Signals & Practical Tips

May 26 • Cátia Moutinho

Spatial Touchstone

Can spatial transcriptomics finally get standardized quality control? A breakdown of this Nature Biotechnology paper and why it matters.

May 21 • Cátia Moutinho

The Hidden Influencers in Single-Cell & Spatial Transcriptomics

Influencing the scientific community without social media

May 12 • Cátia Moutinho

AACR 2026: It Wasn’t Just About Atera

May 5 • Cátia Moutinho

AGBT 2026: Key Trends Shaping the Future of Single-Cell Technology

Mar 5 • Cátia Moutinho

What Will 10x Genomics Announce on April 18, 2026?

Rumors, Opinions & Speculation

Apr 14 • Cátia Moutinho

The Quiet Consolidation of Single-Cell & Spatial Technologies

Who Bought Who?

Apr 7 • Cátia Moutinho

STAMP: Single-Cell Transcriptomics Without Sequencing

A scalable alternative to sequencing-based single-cell approaches

Mar 31 • Cátia Moutinho

5 Things No One Tells You About Spatial Transcriptomics

Why tissue, not technology, is the real challenge behind spatial experiments

Mar 24 • Cátia Moutinho

AGBT 2026: What’s Next for Spatial Biology

Discover the key spatial biology trends from AGBT 2026, including 3D tissue analysis, multiomic spatial technologies, AI-ready data pipelines, and…

Mar 10 • Cátia Moutinho