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  "id": 4869686,
  "title": "Growing bacteria line up single-file, then buckle in liquid crystals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/growing-bacteria-line-up-single-file-then-buckle-in-liquid-crystals",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-01T13:20:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-bacteria-line-buckle-liquid-crystals.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "When scientists study bacteria that are not in a Petri dish or a test tube but in environments that more closely mimic their actual microbial habitats, they often find delightfully unexpected behaviors. For Sujit Datta, a professor of chemical engineering, bioengineering and biophysics at Caltech, those oddities are an invitation to apply physics to exciting new puzzles.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Caltech News",
        "title": "Growing Bacteria Line Up Single-File, Then Buckle in Liquid Crystals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/growing-bacteria-line-up-single-file-then-buckle-in-liquid-crystals",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:48:51.000Z"
      }
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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."
}