{
  "id": 19881420,
  "title": "Hidden 'master switch' allows bacteria to breach the body's defenses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/hidden-master-switch-allows-bacteria-to-breach-the-bodys-defenses",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-13T22:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-hidden-master-bacteria-breach-body.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Scientists at Penn Dental Medicine have identified a previously unknown mechanism by which bacteria can breach the body's protective barriers. This discovery, published in Nature Communications, could have significant implications for the treatment of various diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis.",
  "summary": "Researchers at Penn Dental Medicine have uncovered a previously unknown molecular mechanism by which bacteria rapidly compromise the body's protective barriers, a finding that could reshape how scientists approach a wide range of serious diseases.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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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."
}