{
  "id": 978797,
  "title": "Gut viruses are evolving new tricks to beat bacteria — and could help fight superbugs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/gut-viruses-are-evolving-new-tricks-to-beat-bacteria-and-could-help",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-15T06:29:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/08/15/gut-viruses-are-evolving-new-tricks-to-beat-bacteria-and-could-help-fight-superbugs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists have found that some viruses can deliberately generate genetic diversity to evade bacterial defences, offering a potential new clue for developing treatments when antibiotics fail.",
  "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."
}