pathogens

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His latest work demonstrates "why we need to investigate this basic science -- so that it can be translated into developing drugs targeting pathogens that cause so many harmful diseases."

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

The technology was intended for testing against Hantaan virus and other pathogens.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Officials emphasize a low broader public risk for hantavirus, which does not spread easily like airborne pathogens.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Protecting humanity from the next pandemic, and the ones after that, depends on gaining an accurate understanding of how pathogens originate and reach human communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Normally, it's not an ideal way to grow crops, because it spreads disease: Human waste has pathogens in it that, you guessed it, infect humans.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir