pathogen
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Carlson said one of the most striking findings was how strongly time in trade predicted pathogen sharing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Few countries, he said, systematically track which species are being traded across their borders, and even fewer conduct routine pathogen screening in those animals.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
"It expands the geographic frame for understanding how tuberculosis circulated in the past and highlights the value of integrating pathogen genomics into broader reconstructions of human history."
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
She added that the drugs did not provide effective coverage against a Gram-positive organism, which was the most likely pathogen causing the infection.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 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
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Common Senses: Path ("Feeling")
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