{
  "id": 9356504,
  "title": "How Scientists Contained a Threat That Could Have Destroyed Humanity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/how-scientists-contained-a-threat-that-could-have-destroyed-humanity",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-23T13:57:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/us/asilomar-dna-ai-self-regulation-laws.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A half-century ago, scientists and lawyers agreed to strict self-regulation in DNA research to avoid catastrophe. Can A.I. follow the same model?",
  "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."
}