{
  "id": 7399676,
  "title": "Radiation-tolerant rotifers rebuild broken chromosomes over successive generations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/radiation-tolerant-rotifers-rebuild-broken-chromosomes-over",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-14T20:40:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-tolerant-rotifers-rebuild-broken-chromosomes.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "DNA repair mechanisms are essential for maintaining the integrity of our genome. When they malfunction, they can cause disease or contribute to the development of cancer. Nature, however, offers remarkable examples of organisms that have evolved exceptional repair capabilities. Bdelloid rotifers are one such example.",
  "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."
}