From miso in space to infrared contact lenses, lots of #CoolScience published in Cell Press journals made the news this year. Wrap up 2025 with us and check out some of the most talked-about Cell Press papers below!👇

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Despite diverse prompts, when generative #AI evaluates its own creations in feedback loops, it consistently converges on similar themes—suggesting a limitation in its creative capacity. spkl.io/63326AirNo#AI Arend Hintze, Frida Proschinger Åström, & Jory Schossau @cp-patterns.bsky.social

Reviewing direct air capture startups and emerging technologies http://dlvr.it/TPvCjQ Jia Li (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) & colleagues @cp-cellrepphyssci.bsky.social #AGU25

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Inherent lunar water enabled photothermal CO2 catalysis http://dlvr.it/TPv87x Zhigang Zou (Nanjing University) & colleagues @cp-joule.bsky.social #AGU25

"Natural daylight during office hours improves glucose control and whole-body substrate metabolism" spkl.io/63329AcEpL Joris Hoeks and colleagues @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social

Mitochondria migrate toward the cell membrane in response to high glucose levels, and this movement may play a role in regulating #insulin release. spkl.io/63326Air4j#insulin Shankar Mukherji & colleagues @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social

‘Earth system engineers’ and the cumulative impact of organisms in deep time http://dlvr.it/TPtmBL S. Kathleen Lyons @unlincoln.bsky.social & colleagues @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social #AGU25

Knowns, uncertainties, and challenges in agrivoltaics to sustainably intensify energy and food production http://dlvr.it/TPtBHt Nuria Gomez-Casanovas (Texas A&M University) & colleagues @cp-cellrepphyssci.bsky.social #AGU25

"Consensus and dissent between climate activists and oil and gas employees in the United Kingdom" spkl.io/63323AcE3d Ella Exley, Krista Halttunen, and @iain-staffell.bsky.social @cp-iscience.bsky.social

Space solar power generation: A viable system proposal and technoeconomic analysis http://dlvr.it/TPt4s9 Oren S. Mizrahi @caltech.edu & colleagues @cp-joule.bsky.social #AGU25

Zoogeochemical niche construction: how animal-mediated biogeochemistry affects evolution http://dlvr.it/TPswWZ @kristymferraro.bsky.social & colleagues @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social #AGU25

Moms shape infant gut microbes, but infants shape milk back. Longitudinal data from Burkina Faso reveal a bidirectional microbial dialogue across early life. spkl.io/63325AiLAL @lishideng.bsky.social @carllachat.bsky.social @trenton.phd @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social

"The carbon and water footprints of data centers and what it could mean for artificial intelligence" spkl.io/63320AiLLe Alex de Vries-Gao, @digiconomist.bsky.social @cp-patterns.bsky.social

Radiative cooling and thermoregulation in the earth’s glow http://dlvr.it/TPs6x3 Jyotirmoy Mandal @princeton.edu Aaswath P. Raman (UCLA) & colleagues @cp-cellrepphyssci.bsky.social #AGU25

Assess space-based solar power for European-scale power system decarbonization http://dlvr.it/TPs35z Wei He @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social & colleagues @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social #AGU25

The QGIS project: Spatial without compromise http://dlvr.it/TPrn5L Anita Graser (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology) & colleagues @cp-patterns.bsky.social #AGU25

Formation of three great Asian plateaus, climate change, and biodiversity http://dlvr.it/TPrgS0 Jian Yang, Wei Wang, (Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences), & colleagues @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social #AGU25

Spatial omics enters the microscopic realm: opportunities and challenges http://dlvr.it/TPlYQK Hyun Min Kang, Jun Hee Lee & colleagues @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social #CellBio2025

Structure of the ciliary tip central pair reveals the unique role of the microtubule-seam binding protein SPEF1 http://dlvr.it/TPlS8Q Dorota Wloga, Khanh Huy Bui & colleagues @[email protected] #CellBio2025

RAGE-mediated activation of the formin DIAPH1 and human macrophage inflammation are inhibited by a small molecule antagonist http://dlvr.it/TPlKHZ Ann Marie Schmidt, Alexander Shekhtman & colleagues @cp-cellchembiol.bsky.social #CellBio2025

Centrosomes and cancer: balancing tumor-promoting and inhibitory roles http://dlvr.it/TPl79P @susanagodinho.bsky.social & Renata Basto @cp-trendscellbio.bsky.social #CellBio2025

Metabolic environment-driven remodeling of mitochondrial ribosomes regulates translation and biogenesis http://dlvr.it/TPh6Bf Yifan Cheng, Chuankai Zhou & colleagues @cp-molcell.bsky.social #CellBio2025

Nuclear-cytoplasmic translocation of MCIDAS couples transcription with massive de novo centriole biogenesis in multiciliated cells. http://dlvr.it/TPgSRt Sudipto Roy & colleagues @cp-cellreports.bsky.social #CellBio2025

Cell size matters: a unifying theory across the tree of life. http://dlvr.it/TPgKwF Marcin Czarnoleski (Jagiellonian University) & Wilco C.E.P. Verberk (Radboud University) @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social #CellBio2025

To effectively treat long #COVID, we must learn from historical chronic illnesses, medical researchers say. spkl.io/63328AgJFr#COVID Akiko Iwasaki, Christine Miller, Janna Moen @cp-trendsimmuno.bsky.social

A family dog can boost teens' mental health through the microbiome, study suggests. spkl.io/63329AgJ2H Takefumi Kikusui & colleagues @cp-iscience.bsky.social

Scientists discuss how the principles of "reduce, reuse, recycle" could be applied to satellites and spacecraft. spkl.io/63325AgJ2F Jin Xuan & colleagues @cp-chemcircularity.bsky.social

We're excited to host a distinguished lineup of speakers at @CellSymposia #CSHallmarks2026, including keynote speakers @johannajoyce.bsky.social & Faisal Mahmood @harvardmed.bsky.social. View the full speaker lineup: http://dlvr.it/TPbBqK

Enjoying the #Cell Press #reception in the #restaurant #Rochambeau in #Boston during the #F25MRS #conference with #snacks and #drinks and great #discussions with so many different #colleagues and #friends from all around the #world- thank you Steve Cranford (康福德) for the kind invitation!

Critical minerals are shaping future tech. Join the Sustainability Forum to explore supply chains, reuse, replacements & circular design & help build stronger, greener systems. http://dlvr.it/TPZl6j

"The late arrival of domestic #cats in China via the Silk Road after 3,500 years of human-leopard cat commensalism" spkl.io/63320AdF6i#cats He Yu, @joel-alves.bsky.social, @gregerlarson.bsky.social, Shu-Jin Luo & colleagues #CellGenomics

"Rediscovery of the greater chestnut #weevil highlights the power of digital platforms in biodiversity research and conservation" spkl.io/63326Ad07u#weevil @Michael A. Charles & colleagues @currentbiology.bsky.social

"Stress-induced sympathetic hyperactivation drives hair follicle necrosis to trigger autoimmunity" spkl.io/63326Ad0f6 Ya-Chieh Hsu & colleagues @cp-cell.bsky.social

"Everything works, almost: A perspective on material evaluation in aqueous battery research" spkl.io/63327Ad0NP Chao Wang, Zhoulu Wang & colleagues #Joule

Researchers outline strategies to keep drug discovery research alive in the US despite funding cuts. spkl.io/63329AdFrl @collabchem.bsky.social & Barbara Slusher @cp-trendspharma.bsky.social

This #moss survived 9 months directly exposed to the vacuum space and could still reproduce after returning to Earth. 🌚 🌿 spkl.io/63322AdFrp#moss Tomomichi Fujita & colleagues @cp-iscience.bsky.social

Genetically engineered #fungi are protein packed, sustainable, and taste similar to meat. spkl.io/63325AdFr3#fungi #JiangnanUniversity Xiao Liu & colleagues @cp-trendsbiotech.bsky.social

"Environmental exposure augments the abundance and transferability of antibiotic resistance genes in the respiratory tract" spkl.io/63323AdlHR Xue-yan Zheng (郑雪燕), Zhang Wang & colleagues @cp-cellreports.bsky.social

Join us Nov 28 at STOC Plant 2025 in Beijing for a workshop on Spatiotemporal Omics for Plant Ecosystem Resilience with speakers Margaret Byrne, Peter Harrison, Marta Ibañes Miguez, Jiyun Kim, Jun Liu, Kohlen Wouter, Paul Nevill, and Yong-Guan Zhu. http://dlvr.it/TPNTSC

"Keystone Pseudomonas species in the wheat phyllosphere microbiome mitigate Fusarium head blight by altering host pH" spkl.io/63323AdYmJ #NanjingAgriculturalUniversity Wu Xiong, Xuewen Gao, Qin Gu & colleagues @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social

"Evidence for deceptive fertility in a wild primate" spkl.io/63328AdYjO @jbeehner.bsky.social & colleagues @currentbiology.bsky.social

Together with our partners at Zhejiang University, Liangzhu Laboratory, we're thrilled to announce the Cell Symposium: Taking programmed cell death from mechanisms to interventions, taking place in Hangzhou, China, October 22–24, 2026 http://dlvr.it/TPMsG0 #CSCellDeath26

"AI-powered integration of multimodal imaging in precision medicine for neuropsychiatric disorders" http://dlvr.it/TPMQnD Ni Shu & Weijie Huang @cp-cellrepmethods.bsky.social #SfN2025

"A functional perspective on astrocyte heterogeneity" http://dlvr.it/TPML8T Benjamin Deneen, Wookbong Kwon & @m-r-williamson.bsky.social @cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social #SfN2025

"Starting a synthetic biological intelligence lab from scratch" http://dlvr.it/TPMGGg Mohammed A. Mostajo-Radji, Brett J. Kagan, Ge Wang & colleagues @cp-patterns.bsky.social #SfN2025

"An AAV capsid proposed as microglia-targeting directs genetic expression in forebrain excitatory neurons" http://dlvr.it/TPM8Q9 Xiangmin Xu & colleagues @cp-cellrepmethods.bsky.social #SfN2025

"Protocol for reproducible EZ clearing and labeling, including optimized steps and quantified fluorescence retention on mouse tissue" http://dlvr.it/TPM37Q Ivana Gantar, Laura Batti & colleagues @cp-protocols.bsky.social #SfN2025

"The role of mitochondrial genetics in Parkinson’s disease: Long-read sequencing as an emerging method" http://dlvr.it/TPLrfP Owen A. Ross & colleagues @cp-med.bsky.social #SfN2025