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  "id": 3058194,
  "title": "Antarctic bacteria share 'life‑support' genes to survive extreme conditions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/antarctic-bacteria-share-life-support-genes-to-survive-extreme-3058194",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-24T15:40:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
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    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-antarctic-bacteria-lifesupport-genes-survive.html"
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  "summary": "Antarctica is one of the driest, coldest places on Earth. Very little life survives its extremes. In the soils scattered around the frozen ice sheets, however, communities of microbes do survive. And one of the keys to their success is a surprisingly communal strategy.",
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        "outlet": "The Conversation AU",
        "title": "Antarctic bacteria share ‘life-support’ genes to survive extreme conditions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/antarctic-bacteria-share-life-support-genes-to-survive-extreme",
        "published": "2026-08-24T02:54:16.000Z"
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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."
}