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title: 'blisa: Infer Cell-Cell Communication from Spatial Transcriptomics'
version: 0.2.0
abstract: Identifies cell-cell communication hotspots in spatial transcriptomics data
  using bivariate Local Moran's I statistics on hexagonally binned cells. Provides
  functions for spatial weighting, ligand-receptor pair filtering, hotspot detection,
  and visualisation of sender-receiver cell-type interactions.
authors:
- family-names: Chen
  given-names: Yunshun
  email: yuchen@wehi.edu.au
- family-names: Qin
  given-names: Lei
  email: qin.l@wehi.edu.au
- family-names: Chen
  given-names: Lizhong
repository: https://cran.r-universe.dev
commit: e20d350a6a8b850f01f1de5e1b0e1abb3989279b
date-released: '2026-06-02'
contact:
- family-names: Chen
  given-names: Yunshun
  email: yuchen@wehi.edu.au