{
  "id": 5086679,
  "title": "David Botstein: A pioneering geneticist and educator 1942–2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/david-botstein-a-pioneering-geneticist-and-educator-1942-2026",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-26T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PNAS",
    "slug": "pnas",
    "url": "https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2625941123?af=R"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. David Botstein, who died on February 27, 2026, was a towering figure in the field of modern molecular genetics. His research career was largely focused on the development of methods to better understand biological systems, beginning with his early work on ...",
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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."
}