transmissible
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So-called gain-of-function research can theoretically make viruses more transmissible or more deadly.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Since the pandemic, scientists and politicians have debated the value of “gain of function” research, in which viruses are made more transmissible or otherwise altered so that scientists can understand how they work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Gomez takes antiretroviral therapy, a lifesaving medication that reduces the number of infected cells, making the disease less transmissible and prevents HIV from developing into AIDS.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Though widespread on the island state of Tasmania, they are listed as endangered and face a significant threat from a transmissible cancer known as Devil Facial Tumour Disease.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Nor are the biologists quite satisfied with Spencer's reconciliation, between empiricism and apriorism, for, in the form he gave it, there is the tacit assumption that results of experience are as such transmissible.
From Herbert Spencer by J. Arthur (John Arthur) Thomson
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