mutation

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The mutation occurs in a gene called grin2a, which had previously been flagged in large genetic studies of schizophrenia.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

In 2020, it ordered the culling of all roughly 17 million farm-raised mink in Denmark to stop the spread of a coronavirus mutation, a directive it later admitted had no legal grounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The strain the animals have contains a mutation allowing it to more easily transmit between mammals.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

A protective mutation identified in South Asia may point to mechanisms driving cardiovascular or metabolic disease worldwide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

In this light, one can examine a crop widespread in prehistoric times and ask whether all of its varieties show the same wild mutation or same transforming mutation.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond