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mutation

[myoo-tey-shuhn] / mjuˈteɪ ʃən /


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Using these results, the team reconstructed the development of each tumor, beginning with the original mutation that triggered the cancer.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Random mutation makes individuals differ, even within a single species.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The team bases its conclusion on the fact that Laron syndrome is caused by a mutation in the growth hormone receptor in the liver.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Those estimates, however, were based on mutation rates taken from distantly related mammals such as humans and mice.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

In wild wheat and barley, a common single-gene mutation blocks shattering.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Kidney cancer has fewer mutations to target, while bladder cancer has a more suppressive tumor environment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Melanoma has what is called a high tumor mutational burden, or TMB, which means it has many mutations inside the DNA, making it a strong target for this type of treatment.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

They then select mutations unique to the patient’s cancer to incorporate into an mRNA molecule, which provides the genetic code instructing cells to produce proteins with those mutations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Random mutations gradually accumulate in blood stem cells as people age.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Of these, nine had distinct patterns of small mutations that the researchers could 'not find in any databases or in the literature.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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