How Cell Atlases Are Reshaping Our Understanding of Life

Imagine having a complete map of every type of cell in your body??"knowing not just what each cell looks like, but what genes it uses, what functions it performs, and how it communicates with its neighbors. This vision is becoming reality through ambitious cell atlas projects, with the Tabula Sapiens standing as one of the most comprehensive maps of human cells ever created. In this talk, I will take you on a journey from the traditional way we’ve studied human biology??"looking at bulk tissues like examining a smoothie to guess its ingredients??"to the revolutionary single-cell approach that lets us examine each “ingredient” individually.