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When Kevan Shokat, a biochemist at University of California, San Francisco, finally discovered how to drug a rare subset of KRAS mutant cancers, the first-generation drugs were a clinical disappointment.—Angus Chen, STAT, 19 Apr. 2026 Gumbs projects slightly better than Sapp, largely due to his lean 6-foot-4 frame that fits the mold of mutant edge rushers the NFL is currently searching for.—Noah White, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026 On his first solo release in eight years, 100 gecs’ mutant-pop prankster turns his attention to relatively straightforward big-tent EDM—but not without a little noise-scene provocation.—Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 25 Mar. 2026 As expected, while both forms of PERK carried out nearly identical functions, mutant PERK did not sufficiently clear out tau.—Jose Abisambra, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mutant
Word History
Etymology
Latin mutant-, mutans, present participle of mutare