pathogen
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There are encouraging signs that vaccines designed against other virus species could offer at least some protection, but Bundibugyo remains an example of a dangerous pathogen for which dedicated medical tools are limited.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
“Similar research could certainly be used in the development of better vaccines and therapeutics for the virus — but it could also be used to make the pathogen more dangerous,” Anthropic wrote.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
It was a sick new business model and digital pathogen.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The virus was detected this month in a Phillip Island penguin that had died, the first infection in the colony by a pathogen that has caused severe disease and death in birds worldwide.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
In the second stage a former animal pathogen evolves to the point where it does get transmitted directly between people and causes epidemics.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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
Patterns like this have previously been observed mainly among pathogens, making the finding especially notable for ordinary gut bacteria.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 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 potential use of chatbots or agents to develop deadly pathogens has long been a concern among AI safety experts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The insect pathogens are so specific that they infect only a small group of insects — sometimes a single species.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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