{
  "id": 11257854,
  "title": "Desert alga reveals how fast growth and resistance to extreme conditions can coexist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/desert-alga-reveals-how-fast-growth-and-resistance-to-extreme",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-01T18:20:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-alga-reveals-fast-growth-resistance.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A single-celled green alga from the sand dunes of the Negev Desert has, within just a few years, become a key model organism in modern photosynthesis research. Chlorella ohadii helps researchers better understand plants' adaptability to extreme environmental conditions. These findings could help make crops more resilient to heat, drought, and other consequences of climate change in the future.…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}