{
  "id": 3349280,
  "title": "Developing a genetic toolkit for manipulating abundant intestinal microbes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/developing-a-genetic-toolkit-for-manipulating-abundant-intestinal",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-25T20:40:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-genetic-toolkit-abundant-intestinal-microbes.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have developed a set of molecular tools to regulate the activity of specific genes in one of the most common classes of intestinal bacteria. The ability to genetically manipulate these microbes could lead to a better understanding of the role they play in human physiology and disease.",
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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."
}