“…Within CF research, ongoing investigations of CF pathogens have expanded to investigate the CF lung and gut microbiomes (Caverly, Zhao, and LiPuma 2015;Madan et al 2012). For the CF community, the social implications of infectious risk remain an enduring consequence of cross-infection, one that has pushed people with CF to become pioneers of virtual socialization (Nowakowski et al 2022). As the boundaries between genetic and infectious diseases become increasingly porous, the CF story provides a clear example of this blurring while offering examples of the ethical, legal, and social implications of newfound microbial knowledge.…”