{
  "id": 6350036,
  "title": "Tiny molecular rings open new ways for designing better medicines",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/tiny-molecular-rings-open-new-ways-for-designing-better-medicines",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-08T23:20:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-tiny-molecular-ways-medicines.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Cyclopropanes are organic chemistry's smallest rings. Three carbon atoms are joined in a triangle, creating a compact and unusually strained structure. Despite—or partly because of—this unusual geometry, cyclopropanes are found in many biologically active natural products and have important applications in medicines and drug discovery, from antidepressants to antibiotics and antiviral research.",
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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."
}