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a plant or animal that is different from other plants or animals of the same kind because of a change in the structure of its genes; something produced by genetic mutation
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Recent Examples of mutants
But these genes were not mutants to start with in the human embryos that Egli’s team edited.
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Paul Knoepfler,
STAT,
24 June 2026
Hugh Jackman has fought mutants, slayed vampires and gone toe-to-toe dancing with Zac Efron.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
The post-apocalyptic horror film stars Will Smith as a virologist and the last living human in a New York ravaged by a plague that turns humans into vampiric mutants.
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Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
In this new show, unlikely friends Marsha and Wendy wrestle with the mysteries of the teenage heart (and dragons), while jumping between alchemy class, dodgeball and theater club in a melodrama about the unusual humans and mutants that attend an ailing public boarding school.
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Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
11 May 2026
By selectively keeping and replanting the mutants, ancient humans gained the first cereal crops.
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Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Looking at the data that has been gathered – particularly in the last 20 years – the Chornobyl disaster has not created a habitat of mutants but a surprisingly abundant wildlife (and dog) sanctuary.
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New Atlas,
27 Nov. 2025
One study of yellow mutants of three deciduous species, for example, found that more nitrogen was left behind in their yellow leaves than in the normal red leaves.
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Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
These are nature’s real-life mutants, each reminding us that evolution is the most creative engineer of all.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
Paul Knoepfler,
STAT,
24 June 2026
Hugh Jackman has fought mutants, slayed vampires and gone toe-to-toe dancing with Zac Efron.
—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
The post-apocalyptic horror film stars Will Smith as a virologist and the last living human in a New York ravaged by a plague that turns humans into vampiric mutants.
—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
In this new show, unlikely friends Marsha and Wendy wrestle with the mysteries of the teenage heart (and dragons), while jumping between alchemy class, dodgeball and theater club in a melodrama about the unusual humans and mutants that attend an ailing public boarding school.
—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
11 May 2026
By selectively keeping and replanting the mutants, ancient humans gained the first cereal crops.
—
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Looking at the data that has been gathered – particularly in the last 20 years – the Chornobyl disaster has not created a habitat of mutants but a surprisingly abundant wildlife (and dog) sanctuary.
—
New Atlas,
27 Nov. 2025
One study of yellow mutants of three deciduous species, for example, found that more nitrogen was left behind in their yellow leaves than in the normal red leaves.
—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
These are nature’s real-life mutants, each reminding us that evolution is the most creative engineer of all.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutants
Noun
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Most antibiotics are single bioactive molecules, and some can be thwarted with single mutations.
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Eventually, researchers identified mutations in a gene known as SLC13A5, revealing that both Tessa, 22, and Colton had inherited a rare recessive disorder.
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Interestingly, the development could lead to precision for delicate industrial manufacturing, gives advanced prosthetics a richer sense of touch, and allow surgical systems to instantly detect fine tissue abnormalities through visual color cues.
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Tests showed abnormalities in her urine and bone marrow, leading to a diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer than can cause kidney problems.
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Experts highlight that the scans frequently reveal harmless anomalies or untreatable conditions, rather than actionable early detections.
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The investigations into most of the anomalies and observations have been closed, according to a briefing by NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel on June 22.
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“Mutants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutants. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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