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Fighting a Family Curse: A mutant gene gradually laid waste to her mother’s and grandmother’s brains.
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John Branch, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Indeed, overgrowing mutant clones in mice have been seen to revert to normal growth, as Jones and a co-author describe in the 2023 Annual Review of Cancer Biology.
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Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
Implications for treatment Most of the treatments currently under development focus on lowering the amount of protein produced by the mutant Huntinton's gene.
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Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The series takes place in the 20-year aftermath of a deadly outbreak of mutant fungus (Cordyceps) that turns humans into monstrous zombie-like creatures (the Infected, or Clickers).
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
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Word History
Etymology
Latin mutant-, mutans, present participle of mutare
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above
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“Mutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutant. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
mutant
1 of 2 adjective
mu·tant
ˈmyüt-ᵊnt
: of, relating to, or produced by mutation
mutant
2 of 2 noun
: a mutant individual
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