pathogens
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Kate Herridge, a PhD student working on the project, said the next step was to "concentrate these water samples" and "find if any pathogens have attached themselves to the samplers".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
But the western blacklegged tick, known as the deer tick in most of the country, is common in the state’s chaparral, grasslands and woods, and can transmit Lyme disease, babesiosis and other pathogens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Now their AI biosecurity startup, called Red Queen Bio, is rushing to design antibodies that can be manufactured to protect against a range of potential pathogens, including the seemingly sci-fi threat of an AI-designed virus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
"Similar to antibiotics, pathogens are going to be able to evolve against antimicrobial peptides," he said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 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
