mutant
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The researchers later found evidence that some of the mutant cells could enter the brain itself.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
The movie’s biggest reveal involves the identity of the villain played by Sadie Sink — and plenty of questions remain about her future and what her appearance means for a certain fan-favorite mutant superhero team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Peter Nowell, a pathologist, argued in 1976 that cancers arise from a single mutant cell and then evolve, as offspring acquire new mutations and compete for dominance—a prediction that single-cell sequencing has dramatically confirmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
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
“That’s because you were, like, a mutant half-cheetah.”
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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Bosses waited to unleash their mutants, but now the shackles are off as the latest teaser confirms they're entering the MCU.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
The surface is now home to scavengers, soldiers, mutants, and ghouls, all doing their best to survive on spoiled food, brackish water, and whatever’s left in long-abandoned vending machines.
From Salon ● May 12, 2025
He endorsed normal Senate candidates over lab-born mutants in swing-state primaries, and stopped feuding with old enemies in the name of party unity.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2024
Curtis makes his living as a Hollywood screenwriter, penning B-horror movies filled with irradiated mutants and monsters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
Both were bad news for ancient farmers, who would thereby have promptly lost any favorable mutants without understanding why.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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