{
  "id": 15051355,
  "title": "How Bacteria Survive a World Full of Killer Bacteriophages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/how-bacteria-survive-a-world-full-of-killer-bacteriophages",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-16T21:57:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Caltech News",
    "slug": "caltech-news",
    "url": "https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/sujit-datta-bacteriophage-escape-chemotaxis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Humans throughout history have invented a variety of ways to fight back against troublesome bacteria. But bacteria live in a dangerous world too. The human body and other bacteria-rich environments abound with bacteriophages, or viruses that prey upon bacteria. Phages can sometimes outnumber bacteria hundredfold, yet the bacteria endure and even thrive. What gives? New research from the Caltech…",
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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."
}