{
  "id": 752651,
  "title": "Nature's original bioplastic may have fed animals for hundreds of millions of years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/natures-original-bioplastic-may-have-fed-animals-for-hundreds-of",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-13T09:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-nature-bioplastic-fed-animals-hundreds.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Long before humans discovered biodegradable plastics, microorganisms had already invented their own. Many bacteria and archaea produce natural bioplastics called polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), storing them inside their cells as reserves of carbon and energy.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}