pathogen
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Salmonella, a bacterial pathogen, is one of the most common causes of food poisoning.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
“If I were a bad actor trying to design a pathogen or something to do harm, I would not use AI,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
His accusers base this idea on questions raised by the first scientists who examined the virus in early 2021, literally days and weeks after it appeared and it was a pathogen new to everybody.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Ebola is a highly dangerous pathogen, but it is not an airborne virus like flu or Covid.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
It does mean, though, that a human population as a whole becomes better protected against the pathogen.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Instead, genetic studies of archaeological remains from Europe and the Americas have uncovered evidence of multiple treponemal diseases in ancient populations, emphasizing how complex the evolutionary history of these pathogens may be.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Those pathogens can then be transferred to the next creature the insect feeds on when it deposits saliva into that creature’s bloodstream.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Then there are those that get sick, or become susceptible to pathogens fueled by the increasing temperatures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Shockingly, for many years, scientific leaders across the world—including in the U.S.—touted these experiments as a way to reduce the risk of pandemics caused by novel pathogens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
In contrast to chemicals, insect pathogens are harmless to all but their intended targets.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Common Senses: Path ("Feeling")
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