{
  "id": 15611203,
  "title": "What evolved first—our brain or gut?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/what-evolved-first-our-brain-or-gut",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-19T13:40:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-evolved-brain-gut.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "What if the brain evolved to serve the gut? Scientists at Flinders University are challenging a cornerstone of biology, arguing that the gut's nervous system may be the body's original \"brain,\" with the brain evolving later to support its needs.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}