pathogens
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Global tech stocks fell on the calls to hit the brakes on AI, which has fueled fears that superintelligent computer systems could go rogue and wipe out humanity by creating pathogens or triggering nuclear war.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
These versatile immune cells fight pathogens, coordinate responses from other cells and release growth factors that help damaged tissues repair themselves.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 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
For some high-threat biological pathogens and dangerous viruses, the U.S. government has mandatory standards for labs to achieve containment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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
