{
  "id": 5598460,
  "title": "Bunsen burners’ reputation for sterilizing workplaces flames out",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/bunsen-burners-reputation-for-sterilizing-workplaces-flames-out",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-04T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nature",
    "slug": "nature",
    "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02758-0"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nature, Published online: 04 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02758-0 Study shows that the venerable device does not waft bacteria away from workbenches, as is often assumed.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}