Pathogenic
adjective
Something that causes disease.
This organism is pathogenic to humans and causes a variety of illnesses.
Often appears as...
- pathogenic bacteria
- pathogenic viruses
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
adjective
Harmful and able to cause disease.
The pathogenic effects of long-term overeating can lead to various health problems.
Often appears as...
- pathogenic impact
- pathogenic properties
adjective
Something that causes disease.
This organism is pathogenic to humans and causes a variety of illnesses.
Often appears as...
- pathogenic bacteria
- pathogenic viruses
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
adjective
Harmful and able to cause disease.
The pathogenic effects of long-term overeating can lead to various health problems.
Often appears as...
- pathogenic impact
- pathogenic properties
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Term
Used in medical or scientific discussions about diseases and their causes.
The lab identified several pathogenic strains affecting the population.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Clues
Look for words related to illness or microbiology to understand when 'pathogenic' is used.
Doctors are researching pathogenic factors in the latest epidemic.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Connotation
'Pathogenic' may evoke a sense of concern or need for caution, especially in health contexts.
Warnings were issued about the pathogenic risks in the contaminated water.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Term
Used in medical or scientific discussions about diseases and their causes.
The lab identified several pathogenic strains affecting the population.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Clues
Look for words related to illness or microbiology to understand when 'pathogenic' is used.
Doctors are researching pathogenic factors in the latest epidemic.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Connotation
'Pathogenic' may evoke a sense of concern or need for caution, especially in health contexts.
Warnings were issued about the pathogenic risks in the contaminated water.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Term
Used in medical or scientific discussions about diseases and their causes.
The lab identified several pathogenic strains affecting the population.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Clues
Look for words related to illness or microbiology to understand when 'pathogenic' is used.
Doctors are researching pathogenic factors in the latest epidemic.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Connotation
'Pathogenic' may evoke a sense of concern or need for caution, especially in health contexts.
Warnings were issued about the pathogenic risks in the contaminated water.
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How bacteria "talk" -...
able to do is to give these virulent infections but we give them in conjunction with our anti quorum sensing molecules so these are molecules that look kind of like the real thing but they're a little bit different which I've depicted on this slide and what we now know is that if we treat the animal with the pathogenic bacterium a
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Bonnie Bassler: The...
but we give them in conjunction with our anti-quorum-sensing molecules. So these are molecules that look kind of like the real thing, but they're a little different, which I've depicted on this slide. What we now know is that if we treat the animal with a pathogenic bacterium -- a multi-drug-resistant pathogenic bacterium --
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Kary Mullis' next-gen...
because all the people who tried to transplant heart valves found out you can't get rid of that immunity. And I said, why don't you use that? What if I could stick this molecule, slap it onto a bacteria that was pathogenic to me, that had just invaded my lungs? I mean I could immediately tap into
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The wonders of the...
through their eyes. I'd like to show you some animations, a brief tour of what I consider to be some of the natural wonders of the molecular world. First off, this is an immune cell. These kinds of cells need to go crawling around in our bodies in order to find invaders like pathogenic bacteria.
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A roadmap to end aging PIPE...
not necessarily repair them completely, but repair them quite a lot, so that we keep the level of damage down below the threshold that must exist, that causes it to be pathogenic." We know that this threshold exists, because we don't get age-related diseases until we're in middle age,
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Steven Allison: Earth's...
is actually pathogenic to humans. In fact, most of the microbes we encounter are beneficial. There are trillions of bacteria, fungi and viruses living in and on us right now, more of them than human cells in the body. They help us digest our food, protect us from disease
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Can we cure genetic...
we set out to develop this second class of base editor, which, in theory, could correct up to almost half of pathogenic point mutations, including that mutation that causes the rapid-aging disease progeria. We realized that we could borrow, once again,
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Solid, liquid, gas and …...
thereby killing pathogenic organisms on food or hospital surfaces. Plasmas are all around us, in forms that are both spectacular and practical. And in the future, plasma could be used to permanently rid landfills of their waste,
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Could Vaccines Help Save...
a pathogenic protozoan that causes extreme dysentery the individuals that acquire crypto infection die likely because of dehydration if you identify the infection soon enough there's steps that we can take to help prevent death
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How fungi recognize (and...
my former team and I could finally identify such plant signals by studying the interaction between a pathogenic fungus called Fusarium oxysporum and one of its host plants, the tomato plant. As well, we could characterize
Video examples
How bacteria "talk" -...
able to do is to give these virulent infections but we give them in conjunction with our anti quorum sensing molecules so these are molecules that look kind of like the real thing but they're a little bit different which I've depicted on this slide and what we now know is that if we treat the animal with the pathogenic bacterium a
Video examples
Bonnie Bassler: The...
but we give them in conjunction with our anti-quorum-sensing molecules. So these are molecules that look kind of like the real thing, but they're a little different, which I've depicted on this slide. What we now know is that if we treat the animal with a pathogenic bacterium -- a multi-drug-resistant pathogenic bacterium --
Video examples
Kary Mullis' next-gen...
because all the people who tried to transplant heart valves found out you can't get rid of that immunity. And I said, why don't you use that? What if I could stick this molecule, slap it onto a bacteria that was pathogenic to me, that had just invaded my lungs? I mean I could immediately tap into
Video examples
The wonders of the...
through their eyes. I'd like to show you some animations, a brief tour of what I consider to be some of the natural wonders of the molecular world. First off, this is an immune cell. These kinds of cells need to go crawling around in our bodies in order to find invaders like pathogenic bacteria.
Video examples
A roadmap to end aging PIPE...
not necessarily repair them completely, but repair them quite a lot, so that we keep the level of damage down below the threshold that must exist, that causes it to be pathogenic." We know that this threshold exists, because we don't get age-related diseases until we're in middle age,
Video examples
Steven Allison: Earth's...
is actually pathogenic to humans. In fact, most of the microbes we encounter are beneficial. There are trillions of bacteria, fungi and viruses living in and on us right now, more of them than human cells in the body. They help us digest our food, protect us from disease
Video examples
Can we cure genetic...
we set out to develop this second class of base editor, which, in theory, could correct up to almost half of pathogenic point mutations, including that mutation that causes the rapid-aging disease progeria. We realized that we could borrow, once again,
Video examples
Solid, liquid, gas and …...
thereby killing pathogenic organisms on food or hospital surfaces. Plasmas are all around us, in forms that are both spectacular and practical. And in the future, plasma could be used to permanently rid landfills of their waste,
Video examples
Could Vaccines Help Save...
a pathogenic protozoan that causes extreme dysentery the individuals that acquire crypto infection die likely because of dehydration if you identify the infection soon enough there's steps that we can take to help prevent death
Video examples
How fungi recognize (and...
my former team and I could finally identify such plant signals by studying the interaction between a pathogenic fungus called Fusarium oxysporum and one of its host plants, the tomato plant. As well, we could characterize
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Elie Metchnikoff
Russian Scientist
Inflammation as understood in man and the higher animals is a phenomenon that almost always results from the intervention of some pathogenic microbe.
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Anthony Fauci
American Scientist
I run a modest-sized laboratory that's looking specifically at what we call 'the pathogenic mechanisms of HIV disease, or AIDS.
Quote examples
Elie Metchnikoff
Russian Scientist
Inflammation as understood in man and the higher animals is a phenomenon that almost always results from the intervention of some pathogenic microbe.
Quote examples
Anthony Fauci
American Scientist
I run a modest-sized laboratory that's looking specifically at what we call 'the pathogenic mechanisms of HIV disease, or AIDS.
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