{
  "id": 4884530,
  "title": "Screening tool amplifies tiny changes in protein levels within cells",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/screening-tool-amplifies-tiny-changes-in-protein-levels-within-cells",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-01T15:00:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-screening-tool-amplifies-tiny-protein.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Imagine a brain teaser where the challenge is to spot the difference between two nearly identical sandcastles. The only difference? The removal of three grains of sand. Scientists face a similarly exasperating challenge when looking at changes in protein levels within our cells, where small fluctuations can mean the difference between health and disease or a drug working and not working.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}