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  "id": 10857558,
  "title": "A model for within- and between-host evolution in pathogens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/a-model-for-within-and-between-host-evolution-in-pathogens",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.24.754225v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Many pathogenic and microbial species undergo complex life cycles wherein they experience drastic bottlenecks during invasion into a host and rapid growth within hosts. The effects of such a complex population history on patterns of genetic variation is not currently understood. We model a pathogen population as a metapopulation where each deme represents a host and incorporate transmission…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}