{
  "id": 1726068,
  "title": "Tomato roots reveal hidden steps in 400-million-year-old fungal partnership",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/tomato-roots-reveal-hidden-steps-in-400-million-year-old-fungal",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-tomato-roots-reveal-hidden-million.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scientists at VIB and Ghent University have produced the first high-resolution, cell-by-cell map of how tomato roots respond to colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. These ancient fungal partners help plants absorb nutrients from the soil.",
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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."
}