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The current variant, H3N2 subclade K, appears similar to last year’s strain and is included in this year’s vaccine, reducing concern about a major mismatch between the vaccine and the flu strain, Chin-Hong said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The last known rabid raccoon in Los Angeles County was detected in 1973, when a skunk variant of rabies was still present in the area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

"The fact this outbreak variant was able to spread to so many young people was due to the social environment, a place where lots of close social mixing takes place."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Manipulating gene expression allowed the researchers to test cause and effect rather than simply observe that a genetic variant happened to occur in AnWj negative people.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Only one allele had asserted itself in the hybrid, forcing the other variant trait to vanish.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Like hands, all amino acids exist as two mirrored variants, but only one of them is found in the proteins in the body's cells.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The number of model variants will also be streamlined to boost profitability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

This technique examines the portions of DNA that contain instructions for making proteins, allowing scientists to search across thousands of genes for unusual variants shared by affected individuals.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

The latest Geran “Seeker” variants use object recognition, allowing the drone to recognize targets and lock onto them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Moni; Rajesh; Jagu: three lives consumed by variants of mental illness.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee