mutant

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Researchers have also found that increasing the amount of a partially functional mutant MeCP2 protein can lead to improvements in survival, movement, and breathing problems in mice.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

More recently, he appeared in “Fallout” just long enough for his character to be mauled to death by a mutant bear.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

It has produced two Doctor Whos, a Marvel mutant, Game of Thrones stars, UK stage royalty, several Hollywood A-listers and a Traitors icon.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

Within minutes, the woman goes into labor, giving birth to a mutant baby with wings.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

For plants that reproduce themselves, the mutant would automatically be preserved.

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