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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-06T13:51:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\nScientists at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology have developed a \"living plastic\" with a built-in kill switch. The material contains spores from engineered Bacillus subtilis, a common soil bacterium, that remain inactive during normal use.\n\nRead Entire Article\n\n",
  "title": "Scientists create \"living plastic\" that can self-destruct on command"
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