From intestinal metaplasia to gastric cancer: Witnessing the rise of evil over time and space.

Intestinal metaplasia (IM) is a precancerous lesion associated with increased gastric cancer (GC) risk. However, the molecular characteristics and heterogeneity distinguishing the two stages remain unclear. Huang et al. provide a spatiotemporal insight into the transition from IM to GC, offering the potential for tailored precision prevention strategies for GC.