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  "id": 11464759,
  "title": "Magnetically controlled capsule shows promise for investigating hard-to-reach regions of the small intestine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/magnetically-controlled-capsule-shows-promise-for-investigating-hard",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-02T14:40:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-magnetically-capsule-hard-regions-small.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A small capsule could change how we study the microbiome of the small intestine. A team led by researchers at the University of Tokyo has created a pill-shaped device designed to take samples from the small intestine using a tiny extendable brush.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}