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  "id": 5086682,
  "title": "Learning to outgrow the competition: Reaction–diffusion systems that adapt to time-dependent environments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/learning-to-outgrow-the-competition-reaction-diffusion-systems-that",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-24T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PNAS",
    "slug": "pnas",
    "url": "https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2605428123?af=R"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. SignificanceAdaptive behavior in living systems relies on the interplay between learning and reproduction, yet it is unclear how these capabilities emerge and couple, starting from simple chemical processes. We introduce a minimal nonequilibrium chemical ...",
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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."
}