mutant
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“Heartstopper” star Kit Connor is reportedly Marvel Studios’ pick to play Scott Summers, the mutant hero also known as Cyclops, in its upcoming “X-Men” reboot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
These mutant cells also lacked vesicles, small membrane-bound compartments that typically form inside the peroxisome during fatty acid processing.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 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
Each time Muller found a new mutant, he shouted down from the window, “I got another.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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
About another five mutants increased TLR7 sensitivity but to a lesser degree.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
Like Morgan, Muller hoped to use mutants to understand heredity.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
