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However, there is limited spatiotemporal Hi-C data for many organisms, impeding the study of 3D genome dynamics. To overcome this limitation and advance our understanding of genome organization, it is crucial to develop methods for forecasting Hi-C data at future time points from existing timeseries Hi-C data.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Result<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In this work, we designed a novel framework named HiCForecast, adopting a dynamic voxel flow algorithm to forecast future spatiotemporal Hi-C data. We evaluated how well our method generalizes forecasting data across different species and systems, ensuring performance in homogeneous, heterogeneous, and general contexts. 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