Volumetric imaging using a distributed molecular network

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This is a summary of: Qian, N. & Weinstein, J. A. Spatial transcriptomic imaging of an intact organism using volumetric DNA microscopy. Nat. Biotechnol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-025-02613-z (2025).