{
  "id": 3065302,
  "title": "Soil bacteria share amino acids, helping nearly half survive nutrient gaps",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/soil-bacteria-share-amino-acids-helping-nearly-half-survive-nutrient",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-24T16:20:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-soil-bacteria-amino-acids-survive.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bacteria, too, depend on good neighborly relations: A new study by the Osnabrück University, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Cambridge in England, shows that soil bacteria live in beneficial communities and frequently exchange nutrients with one another. The study, led by Prof. Dr. Christian Kost, has now been published in the journal Nature Microbiology.",
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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."
}