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  "id": 11472078,
  "title": "Can bioengineered bacteria help terraform Mars?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/can-bioengineered-bacteria-help-terraform-mars",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-02T15:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Scientific American",
    "slug": "scientific-american",
    "url": "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-bioengineered-bacteria-help-terraform-mars/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The nonprofit start-up Pioneer Labs claims to have made the first-ever “microbe for Mars.” Other experts aren’t so sure",
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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."
}