pathogens

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The Quarantine and Biocontainment units not only protect patients but provide a place for doctors to learn more about new and dangerous pathogens.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

His latest work demonstrates "why we need to investigate this basic science -- so that it can be translated into developing drugs targeting pathogens that cause so many harmful diseases."

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

The technology was intended for testing against Hantaan virus and other pathogens.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Officials emphasize a low broader public risk for hantavirus, which does not spread easily like airborne pathogens.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

We and our pathogens are now locked in an escalating evolutionary contest, with the death of one contestant the price of defeat, and with natural selection playing the role of umpire.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond