{
  "id": 6915264,
  "title": "Barbados Will Patent Its Sargassum Microbes So the Money Stays on the Island",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/barbados-will-patent-its-sargassum-microbes-so-the-money-stays-on-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T10:53:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/barbados-patent-sargassum-microbe-discoveries-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government says it will patent discoveries about microbes that break down sargassum, to keep the commercial value in Barbadian hands. The post Barbados Will Patent Its Sargassum Microbes So the Money Stays on the Island appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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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."
}