{
  "id": 725861,
  "title": "Plasmid biology is compressed in host chromosomal architecture",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/plasmid-biology-is-compressed-in-host-chromosomal-architecture",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.12.744350v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Plasmids drive horizontal gene transfer and the spread of antibiotic resistance, yet their distribution across microbial genomes is highly uneven and often viewed as environmentally driven, leaving unresolved whether host chromosomal architecture imposes predictable constraints. Here, using machine learning on 52,393 complete prokaryotic genomes, we show that chromosomal gene content encodes…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}