{
  "id": 7593718,
  "title": "AbSciCon Poster Competition Winners",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/abscicon-poster-competition-winners-7593718",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-15T16:26:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://science.nasa.gov/astrobiology/abscicon/poster-competition-winners/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Each year, the AbSciCon Poster Competition honors impressive research by early-career scientists investigating the role of life in the universe. This year, 63 participants from universities and research institutions nationwide entered the contest.\n\nThe 2026 winners were announced with great enthusiasm. First place went to Morgan Polk of the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research revealed that amylose, a common component in starch, can act as a catalyst for chemical reactions. This groundbreaking discovery fundamentally alters our understanding of the potential role sugars may have played in chemical processes.",
  "summary": "AbSciCon Poster Competition Winners The post AbSciCon Poster Competition Winners appeared first on NASA Science .",
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        "title": "AbSciCon Poster Competition Winners",
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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."
}