pathogens

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That is when the ship’s medical team requested testing to see if any pathogens were present.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Inside the amoeba, these pathogens can survive in a kind of safe shelter, shielded from disinfectants that would normally destroy them.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

The study’s findings also highlight gaps in disease surveillance systems, which often fail to detect pathogens circulating in wildlife before they reach humans.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

These wild species often have useful genes that make them resistant to pests and pathogens that the agriculturally bred species have lost.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 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