{
  "id": 9380247,
  "title": "Variations in virus tails may help predict which phages kill more bacterial strains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/variations-in-virus-tails-may-help-predict-which-phages-kill-more",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-23T17:20:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-variations-virus-tails-phages-bacterial.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bacteriophages—or phages, for short—are viruses that kill bacteria, and scientists have been studying them for decades as a possible solution to antibiotic-resistant infections. But phages are notoriously picky eaters—a phage that can eradicate one bacterial strain is often powerless against others, even if the bacteria are closely related. This means a phage that works for one patient may be…",
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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."
}