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mutation

[myoo-tay-shuhn] / mjuˈteɪ ʃən /


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But the latest strain has a specific mutation, called G155E, that is likely playing a role in the season’s early spread.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

That earlier discovery suggested an intriguing possibility: What if scientists could develop a treatment that recreates the protection provided by this rare mutation?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

In her mid-20s, Courtney-Grace was diagnosed with a genetic mutation, which can be inherited and is associated with an increased risk of tumours.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Pity Strong couldn’t play the CEO after his bro-y 2024 mutation into MMA-fighting Marky Mark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

For Darwin’s theory to work, heredity had to possess constancy and inconstancy, stability and mutation.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Research has also linked mutations that prevent OXER1 from functioning properly with poorer outcomes in patients with colorectal, pancreatic, and kidney cancers.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Because mutations are common across cancers, investors hope the approach will prove to be a platform that works for many of them, from lung to kidney to bladder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Tumors carry mutations that can produce abnormal proteins the immune system can recognize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

As part of the testing, it was revealed that she had gene mutations that increased her risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

And what of the many other pesticides that interfere with cell division, break chromosomes, cause mutations?

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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