{
  "id": 8030419,
  "title": "Diatom Logic: Rewritable active nematic circuits in tidal-flat ecosystems",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/diatom-logic-rewritable-active-nematic-circuits-in-tidal-flat",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.14.751632v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "At the ocean-land interface lies a critical yet largely ignored ecosystem of tidal flats[1]. These habitats are colonized by diatoms that form thin surface biofilms, creating ecosystem-scale cellular collectives stretching meters to kilometers[2-4]. How these collectives coordinate functions across vast spatiotemporal scales remains poorly understood. This task requires both long-distance…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}