{
  "id": 13030554,
  "title": "A bacterial endosymbiont with a highly reduced genome forms extensive membrane contact sites with host organelles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/a-bacterial-endosymbiont-with-a-highly-reduced-genome-forms-extensive",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.06.757092v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bacterial endosymbionts that establish long-term associations inside of host cells often lose a huge number of genes and become dependent on their hosts for essential cellular functions. One such example is the mealybug endosymbiont Tremblaya princeps: its ~139-kb genome encodes only ~120 protein coding genes and lacks all recognizable genes for lipid and fatty acid synthesis, cell wall…",
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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."
}