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  "id": 15540847,
  "title": "FluOpti: an open-source system for programmable whole-plate optogenetics and multi-fluorescence imaging",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/fluopti-an-open-source-system-for-programmable-whole-plate",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.12.758240v1?rss=1"
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  "summary": "Bacteria are able to self-organize into complex spatial communities, such as colonies, biofilms and swarms. Probing cells and gene networks with dynamic stimuli while preserving their spatial organization is therefore essential for understanding how bacterial communities organize across spatial and temporal scales. Optogenetics offers a powerful approach for such a task given the precise control…",
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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."
}