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  "id": 12889076,
  "title": "Scientists accidentally discover a genetic code that breaks the rules of life",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/scientists-accidentally-discover-a-genetic-code-that-breaks-the-rules",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:31:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261007233136.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scientists accidentally discovered a microscopic organism with a genetic code that breaks a rule researchers thought was nearly universal. While testing a new DNA sequencing technique, they examined a previously unknown protist collected from a freshwater pond at Oxford University. To their surprise, the organism uses two genetic signals that normally mark the end of a gene to encode two entirely…",
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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."
}