{
  "id": 9592410,
  "title": "New ways to protect crops by targeting pathogen weaknesses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/new-ways-to-protect-crops-by-targeting-pathogen-weaknesses",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-24T17:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ways-crops-pathogen-weaknesses.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists from the Biosciences Department at Durham University have outlined possible new approaches to protecting crops from devastating diseases by finding common weaknesses in the proteins pathogens use to attack plants. The researchers presented their ideas in a recent review article in The Plant Journal.",
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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."
}