mutate

Example Sentences

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Flu hit early this winter with a new mutated version of the virus circulating.

From BBC

Flu has hit a month earlier than normal, with a newly mutated version of the virus circulating.

From BBC

To confirm the identity of these early mutated cells, the team used "spatial transcriptomics" -- a cutting-edge analysis technology that shows "which genes are operating where" simultaneously.

From Science Daily

“Cells mutate all the time. It’s not as unusual as they’d have you believe in the movies.”

From Literature

Experts believe the strain has mutated to “more likely evade” immunity from the current vaccine.

From Los Angeles Times