Clay weekly context brief for the Research News category (ISO week 2026-W31). Clay tracks publications from the Research News feed list. Below are recent items from this category, each with its source and a short description of what the publication covers when one is available in the source feed. Recent publications: 1. Researchers identify useful tool for diagnosing endocrine dysfunction in sick foals Source: Phys.org Link: https://phys.org/news/2026-07-tool-endocrine-dysfunction-sick-foals.html Researchers have found that an arginine vasopressin stimulation (AVP) test offers a reliable way to assess endocrine function in sick foals. 2. High-resolution simulations reveal positive global warming feedback from Pacific low clouds Source: Science Advances Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/sciadv.aec8488?af=R Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 30, July 2026. 3. $25 million project will hunt for self antibodies that alter cancer risk Source: Science News Current Link: https://www.science.org/content/article/25-million-project-will-hunt-self-antibodies-alter-cancer-risk Thousands of people will be screened for autoantibodies that help or hinder cancer 4. The global biogeography of passerine songs Source: Science Journal Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.aee6239?af=R Science, Volume 393, Issue 6809, Page 381-386, July 2026. 5. The Assault On Science Funding Continues Source: Science Pipeline Link: https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/assault-science-funding-continues Time for another note about the Trump administrations approach to funding US science. 6. Erratum for the Research Resource Pharmacogenomic landscape of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma informs precision oncology therapy Source: Science Technology Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scitranslmed.aej9464?af=R Science Translational Medicine, Volume 18, Issue 859, July 2026. 7. Erratum for the Focus LIPID MAPS: Powering discovery in lipidomics Source: Science Signaling Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scisignal.aej9458?af=R Science Signaling, Volume 19, Issue 947, July 2026. 8. How I hold space for crying in the workplace Source: Science Careers Link: https://www.science.org/content/article/how-i-hold-space-crying-workplace We are rarely trained for moments when a colleague becomes upset in front of us, this professor writes 9. Erratum for the Research Article Observing a robot peers failures facilitates students classroom learning Source: Science Robotics Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scirobotics.aej7903?af=R Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 116, July 2026. 10. Celebrating a decade of progress at Science Immunology Source: Science Immunology Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/sciimmunol.aej2535?af=R Science Immunology, Volume 11, Issue 121, July 2026. 11. Bacteria sense virus-induced genome degradation via methylated mononucleotides Source: Science First Release Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.aed6782?af=R Science, Ahead of Print. 12. Satellite images could help target sustainable farming support for small fields Source: Phys.org Link: https://phys.org/news/2026-07-satellite-images-sustainable-farming-small.html For decades, satellites have helped scientists observe Earth's changing landscapes. Now, they could also help answer one of agriculture's most pressing questions: How can the world produce more food while reducing its environmental impact? 13. HiC2Self: Self-supervised denoising for bulk and single-cell Hi-C contact maps Source: Science Advances Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/sciadv.adu8060?af=R Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 30, July 2026. 14. These insects should implode during deep dives. An unusual organ keeps them alive Source: Science News Current Link: https://www.science.org/content/article/these-insects-should-implode-during-deep-dives-unusual-organ-keeps-them-alive Glassworms can hang out at pressures that would kill most humans, thanks to specialized air sacs 15. No strain, no gain Source: Science Journal Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.aej4566?af=R Science, Volume 393, Issue 6809, Page 357-358, July 2026. 16. Thoughts on the "Netflix Analogy" Source: Science Pipeline Link: https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/thoughts-netflix-analogy Ive been meaning to write about this post, provocatively entitled Biotech is Entering Its Netflix Era. 17. Tumor-specific antibodies elicited by engineered bacteria promote bladder cancer immunotherapy in preclinical mouse models Source: Science Technology Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scitranslmed.adv7600?af=R Science Translational Medicine, Volume 18, Issue 859, July 2026. 18. Design of a new psychedelic quipazine analog with therapeutic efficacy and potentially fewer side effects Source: Science Signaling Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scisignal.adw6055?af=R Science Signaling, Volume 19, Issue 947, July 2026. 19. To my younger self, the overwhelmed new professor: You will make it Source: Science Careers Link: https://www.science.org/content/article/my-younger-self-overwhelmed-new-professor-you-will-make-it How this scientist navigated the tough decisions and personal strain of starting a lab 20. Bioinspired multimodal robotics Source: Science Robotics Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scirobotics.aea7639?af=R Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 116, July 2026. 21. A breath of fresh AIR in novel CAR T cell design Source: Science Immunology Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/sciimmunol.aej9802?af=R Science Immunology, Volume 11, Issue 121, July 2026. 22. Virome-wide ubiquitin ligase discovery reveals diverse mechanisms of immune evasion Source: Science First Release Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.aec6299?af=R Science, Ahead of Print. 23. First 3D views explain how primate cone pigments distinguish red from green Source: Phys.org Link: https://phys.org/news/2026-07-3d-views-primate-cone-pigments.html Human color vision depends on three types of cone cells in the retina. 24. Single-cell and high-resolution spatial profiling of podocytopathies reveals core mechanisms of podocyte injury Source: Science Advances Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/sciadv.adw9707?af=R Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 30, July 2026. 25. Exclusive: Death of girl in Chinese gene-editing trial was never made public Source: Science News Current Link: https://www.science.org/content/article/exclusive-death-girl-chinese-gene-editing-trial-was-never-made-public Parents want accountability after study went disastrously wrong, Science and Retraction Watch investigation reveals 26. Ballooning under water Source: Science Journal Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.aei9743?af=R Science, Volume 393, Issue 6809, Page 356-357, July 2026. 27. Benchmarking the Benchmarks Source: Science Pipeline Link: https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/benchmarking-benchmarks For as long as there have been computational models, there have been arguments about how to measure how useful they are. Sources in this brief: Phys.org; Science Advances; Science Careers; Science First Release; Science Immunology; Science Journal; Science News Current; Science Pipeline; Science Robotics; Science Signaling; Science Technology. Selected 27 of 239 available items for this weekly brief.