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  "id": 18026035,
  "title": "Plant-inspired natural coatings can beat forever chemicals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/plant-inspired-natural-coatings-can-beat-forever-chemicals",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T21:20:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-natural-coatings-chemicals.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are known as \"forever chemicals\" because of the impact they make on the environment and human bodies. Much of modern manufacturing relies on these substances for safe packaging, fire protection and waterproof coatings.",
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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."
}