Clay weekly context brief for the Research News category (ISO week 2026-W45). 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. Collective human metabolism produces 2 billion metric tons of CO a year, global study estimates Source: Phys.org Link: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-human-metabolism-billion-metric-tons.html A University of Bathled study has estimated that the carbon dioxide produced by humans as our bodies turn food into energy rose by 74% between 1985 and 2015, reaching 2.05 billion metric tons a year. 2. Glucose restriction induced by intermittent fasting promotes alternative metabolic fluxes leading to memory CD8+ T cell development Source: Science Advances Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/sciadv.aeg0361?af=R Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 44, October 2026. 3. A colleague hated my AI-polished emailsso he set a trap Source: Science Careers Link: https://www.science.org/content/article/colleague-hated-my-ai-polished-emails-so-he-set-trap This professor changed how he operated after learning some people were irked by his AI assistant 4. Its not perfectbut its me Source: Science Journal Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.aen5957?af=R Science, Volume 394, Issue 6823, Page 566-566, October 2026. 5. Acute kidney injury as a systemic disease Source: Science Technology Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scitranslmed.aeh0442?af=R Science Translational Medicine, Volume 18, Issue 873, October 2026. 6. Legionella modifies the messenger Source: Science Signaling Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scisignal.aen4305?af=R Science Signaling, Volume 19, Issue 961, October 2026. 7. Lipidation and Its Discontents Source: Science Pipeline Link: https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/lipidation-and-its-discontents Medicinal chemists are always interested in getting more actual data on our various compound modification tricks and rules of thumb for changing activity and distribution. 8. Reducing energy and air consumption in scuba diving with underwater exoskeletons Source: Science Robotics Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scirobotics.aed7305?af=R Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 119, October 2026. 9. Old dog, new tricks: Astrocytes use the CD40 pathway to propagate neuroinflammation Source: Science Immunology Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/sciimmunol.aem6143?af=R Science Immunology, Volume 11, Issue 124, October 2026. 10. Snowball refrigeration of Earths crust mimics glacial erosion Source: Science First Release Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.aed3341?af=R Science, Ahead of Print. 11. Mars dust may be less abrasive than lunar dust, spacesuit samples suggest Source: Phys.org Link: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-mars-abrasive-lunar-spacesuit-samples.html Tucked away among its sensors, cameras and navigation tools, NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is wearing small swatches of spacesuit material. 12. Graph-based pangenome analysis uncovers structural and functional impacts of allopolyploidization events Source: Science Advances Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/sciadv.aea5812?af=R Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 44, October 2026. 13. I used to be homeless. That experience shapes my science Source: Science Careers Link: https://www.science.org/content/article/i-used-be-homeless-experience-shapes-my-science I dont want my colleagues to assume no scientist could have a past like mine, this researcher writes 14. In Other Journals Source: Science Journal Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.aen5956?af=R Science, Volume 394, Issue 6823, Page 502-503, October 2026. 15. Brain-sensing synNotchCAR T cells enable precise targeting and clearance of diffuse midline glioma in multiple preclinical models Source: Science Technology Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scitranslmed.aed9994?af=R Science Translational Medicine, Volume 18, Issue 873, October 2026. 16. Disruption of the N-terminal domain in a STAT3 hyper-IgE syndrome variant causes disease by sequestering STAT3 in the cytoplasm Source: Science Signaling Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scisignal.aeg5302?af=R Science Signaling, Volume 19, Issue 961, October 2026. 17. What Does It Mean to "Know Medicinal Chemistry"? Source: Science Pipeline Link: https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/what-does-it-mean-know-medicinal-chemistry I thought this was an interesting and provocative article: Who Knows Medicinal Chemistry? 18. Robot autonomous agency by any other name Source: Science Robotics Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scirobotics.aem6108?af=R Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 119, October 2026. 19. Pairing up to decode recognition Source: Science Immunology Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/sciimmunol.aem6135?af=R Science Immunology, Volume 11, Issue 124, October 2026. 20. Stereodivergent telomerization of linear functionalized dienes with amines Source: Science First Release Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.aeh7895?af=R Science, Ahead of Print. 21. New restrictions kick in as Delhi battles pollution Source: Phys.org Link: https://phys.org/news/2026-11-restrictions-delhi-pollution.html Authorities in New Delhi stepped up anti-pollution measures on Sunday, including higher parking fees and work-from-home orders, seeking to curb toxic smog in one of the world's most polluted capitals. 22. A nematic framework for sprouting angiogenesis Source: Science Advances Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/sciadv.aeb1384?af=R Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 44, October 2026. 23. 2026s Top Employers: From AI to I do Source: Science Careers Link: https://www.science.org/content/article/2026-s-top-employers-ai-i-do Explore what sets the best pharma and biotech companies apart. 24. Altermagnetism revealed by polarized neutrons in MnF2 Source: Science Journal Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.aec2602?af=R Science, Volume 394, Issue 6823, Page 544-548, October 2026. Sources in this brief: Phys.org; Science Advances; Science Careers; Science First Release; Science Immunology; Science Journal; Science Pipeline; Science Robotics; Science Signaling; Science Technology. Selected 24 of 152 available items for this weekly brief.