pathogens
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Macrophages are among the immune system's first responders and are best known for engulfing pathogens.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
As people move deeper and deeper into ecosystems and territories where few, if any, had lived before, they risk interacting with pathogens that were previously confined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The prospect of AI helping people develop deadly pathogens or other biological hazards has long been a concern among AI safety experts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Climate change and environmental disturbance have aided an increasing creep of the territories ticks inhabit—along with the viruses, bacteria, and pathogens they carry.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
All those microbes are still at an early stage in their evolution into specialized human pathogens.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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