{
  "id": 1706719,
  "title": "Green algal symbionts are stably retained and provisioned in the dark despite a clear physiological cost",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/green-algal-symbionts-are-stably-retained-and-provisioned-in-the-dark",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.17.745325v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Photosymbioses, or associations between heterotrophs and photoautotrophs, are widespread and indispensable in today's ecosystems. The chloroplasts of algae and land plants, which are at the heart of most of earth's primary production, stem from ancient photosymbioses. Photosymbioses often combine heterotrophy and autotrophy and must thus efficiently allocate resources between these two costly…",
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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."
}