{
  "id": 3981096,
  "title": "Self-blinking 'fairy lights' allow DNA to be imaged at almost double-helix-width resolution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/self-blinking-fairy-lights-allow-dna-to-be-imaged-at-almost-double",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-28T15:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-fairy-dna-imaged-helix-width.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Researchers have developed fluorescent molecules that permit imaging of how DNA is packaged inside living cells at unprecedented resolution and, in preserved cells, at a resolution close to the width of the double helix itself.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}