{
  "id": 468884,
  "title": "Glyn Morton obituary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/glyn-morton-obituary",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T11:55:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/10/glyn-morton-obituary"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "My grandfather Glyn Morton, who has died aged 86, was an environmental microbiologist based for most of his career at the University of Lancashire, rising from senior lecturer to professor and then head of department. In 2007 he was appointed emeritus professor. He published more than 140 papers and supervised dozens of researchers. He was a chartered biologist, a fellow of the Royal Society of…",
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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."
}