{
  "id": 8401704,
  "title": "BGC Atlas v2: biosynthetic gene clusters with taxonomic and environmental context at scale",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/bgc-atlas-v2-biosynthetic-gene-clusters-with-taxonomic-and",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.14.751540v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Genomic and metagenomic studies have revealed that microbes have the capacity to produce an enormous diversity of secondary metabolites. These compounds play important roles in microbial interactions and are also a major source of medicines and other useful natural products, yet only a small fraction of this biosynthetic potential has been experimentally characterized. BGC Atlas was developed to…",
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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."
}